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Children Injured in Falls Prompt Recall of 1.7 Million Graco High Chairs

By Paul Napoli

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Graco Children's Products Inc., of Atlanta, GA, is recalling 1.2 Million children's high chairs.

These high chairs pose a fall hazard to children because the screws holding the front legs of the high chair can loosen and fall out and/or the plastic bracket on the rear legs can crack causing the high chair to become unstable and tip over unexpectedly.

Consumers have reported 464 cases of screws loosening/falling out and/or plastic brackets cracking causing the high chair to tip over unexpectedly to the manufacturer. In 24 of the cases, these tip-overs caused injuries to the children including bumps and bruises to the head, a hairline fracture to the arm, and cuts, bumps, bruises and scratches to the body.

All Graco Harmony™ High Chairs are affected by this recall. Graco manufactured these high chairs from November 2003 through December 2009 and consumers would have purchased the product at AAFES, Burlington Coat Factory, Babies "R" Us, Toys "R" Us, Sears, Target, Target.com, Walmart, WalMart.com, Shopko, USA Baby, and other retailers nationwide from December 2003 through March 2010 for between $70 and $120.

Consumers can identify the recalled high chairs by the model number, which can be found on the label that is located on the underside of the footrest. These model are affected and may begin with the letter A, B, C or D: 3920BAN, 3920BAN2, 3920BEB, 3920BEBB, 3920COV, 3920DOH, 3920GEI, 3920GEIDSP, 3920GRN, 3920HMP, 3920IVY, 3920LAU, 3920PKR, 3930DDH, 3930DHO, 3935CAL, 3935OXB, 3935PKR, 3935PKRDSP, 3935SPM, 3935SPMDSP, 3935THR, 3935THR2, 3935THR3, 3940BIA, 3940BIADSP, 3940CAP, 3940CLE, 3940COT, 3940DRM, 3940HML, 3940MCH, 3940NGS, 3940SAV, 3940SLT, 3940SPT, 3940STA, 3940UNN, 3951CLO, 3951CLT, 3951COT, 3951ORC, 3951WLO, 3955WSR, 3960BGN, 3960CJG, 3960CNP, 3960GGG, 3980CNR, 3E00ABB, 3E00BAT, 3E00DCF, 3E00DCFDSP, 3E00DGP, 3E00DGPDSP, 3E00GPK, 3E01BDS, 3E01BDSCA, 3E01DNY, 3E01DNY1, 3E01ELP, 3E01ELPDSP, 1752404, 1755859, 1755860, 1757259, 1757412, 1760429.

The CPSC warns parents and caregivers to stop using these high chairs immediately and contact Graco Children's Products Inc. at (877) 842-3206 to order a free repair kit.

If your child has been injured as the result of a defective Graco Harmony High Chair or other product, you need the services of an experienced attorney who has successfully handled product liability cases. Products liability is the branch of law that deals with the liability of parties involved in the manufacturing of a product for any damages caused by the product. Defective products can cause a great deal of property damage or physical injury, even death. At Napoli Bern Ripka LLP, our attorneys will work with you to begin the process of filing a claim for payment of medical expenses incurred and compensation for the injury. Call 888-529-4669 today.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Paul Napoli

Full post as published by New York City Personal Injury Lawyer on March 22, 2010 (boomark / email).