Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall To Repair Window Blinds By Vertical Land
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2009-08-26 · 09329
Hazards
Horizontal Blinds: The blinds do not have inner cord stop devices to prevent the accessible inner cords from being pulled out. If an inner cord is pulled out, a child can become entangled in the loop and strangle. Vertical Blinds: Strangulations can occur if a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop formed by the bead chain or by the cord with a weighted device. Cellular Shades: Strangulations can occur if a child's neck becomes entangled on the shade's free-standing looped cord
Recall
Number
09329
Date
2009-08-26
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Horizontal and Vertical Blinds and Cellular Shades
Companies
Manufacturer(s)
Vertical Land Inc., of Panama City Beach, Fla.
Retailer(s)
Vertical Land stores in Panama City and Pensacola, Fla. from January 1992 through December 2006 for between $60 and $200 (depending on the size of the blind).
Country of manufacture
United States
Description
This recall involves all Vertical Land custom-made vertical and cellular window coverings that do not have a cord tensioning device and horizontal blinds that do not have inner cord stop devices. A sticker identification label can be found on the head rail of some of the window coverings which lists the company's name, address and telephone number.