CPSCGeneral Alert
Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall of Roman Shades, Roll-Up Blinds, a...
Published: November 10, 2010Recall ID: 11036Category: generalCountry: US
Reason for Recall / Hazard
Roman Shades: Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. Roll-up Blinds: Strangulations can occur if the lifting loops slide off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material. Roller Blinds: Strangulations can occur if the blind's continuous loop bead chain or continuous loop pull cord is not attached to the wall or the floor with the tension device provided and a child's neck becomes entangled in the free-standing loop.
Product Description & Identification
This recall involves all styles of Roman shades with inner cords, all styles of roll-up blinds, and roller blinds that do not have a tension device. A tension device is intended to be attached to the continuous loop bead chain or continuous loop pull cord and installed into the wall or floor.
Affected Products
Roman shades, roll-up blinds and roller blinds
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2010/Strangulation-Death-of-a-Child-Prompts-Recall-of-Roman-Shades-Roll-Up-Blinds-and-Roller |
| Title | Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall of Roman Shades, Roll-Up Blinds, and Roller Blinds by Hanover Direct/Domestications |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2016.11036.11036a.jpg |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Roman Shades |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2016.11036.11036b.jpg |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Roman Shades |
| Images › 3 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2016.11036.11036c.jpg |
| Images › 3 › Caption | Hazard |
| Images › 4 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2016.11036.11036d.jpg |
| Images › 4 › Caption | Roll-up Blind |
| Images › 5 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2016.11036.11036e.jpg |
| Images › 5 › Caption | Hazard |
| Images › 6 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2016.11036.11036f.jpg |
| Images › 6 › Caption | Roller Blind |
| Images › 7 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall.2016.11036.11036g.jpg |
| Images › 7 › Caption | Hazard |
| Hazards › Name | Roman Shades: Strangulations can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. Roll-up Blinds: Strangulations can occur if the lifting loops slide off the side of the blind and a child's neck becomes entangled on the free-standing loop or if a child places his/her neck between the lifting loop and the roll-up blind material. Roller Blinds: Strangulations can occur if the blind's continuous loop bead chain or continuous loop pull cord is not attached to the wall or the floor with the tension device provided and a child's neck becomes entangled in the free-standing loop. |
| Injuries › Name | Roman Shades: CPSC received a new report of the death of a 22-month-old boy in Cedar Falls, Iowa who was found hanging by his neck from the outer pull cords of a Roman shade in May 2010. The outer pull cords were knotted at the bottom. He was rescued by his father but died later in the hospital. In March 2008, a 2-year-old boy from Ocean View, Delaware climbed up on a toy chest to look out of a window and became entangled in the inner cords of a Roman shade. His parents removed the cord. No permanent injuries were sustained. This incident prompted a previous recall. Roll-up Blinds: None reported. Roller Blinds: None reported. |
| Products › Name | Roman shades, roll-up blinds and roller blinds |
| Products › Type | Window Shades and Venetian Blinds and Indoor Shutters |
| Products › Category I D | 67795 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 495,000 Roman shades and 28,500 roller/roll-up blinds (about 90,000 Roman shades were recalled in October 2009) |
| Recall I D | 504 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should immediately stop using all Roman shades with inner cords, all roll-up blinds, and all roller blinds that do not have a tension device, and contact the Window Covering Safety Council at (800) 506-4636 anytime for free repair kits or visit www.windowcoverings.org. Consumers who have roller blinds with a tension device should make sure the tension device is attached to the continuous loop bead chain or continuous loop pull cord and is installed into the wall or floor. |
| Importers › Name | Hanover Direct Inc., (also known as Domestications, The Company Store, and Company Kids) of Weehawken, N.J. |
| Retailers › Name | Hanover Direct/Domestications, the Company Store/Company Kids; online at www.domestications.com and www.thecompanystore.com; and through catalog sales nationwide from January1996 through October 2009 for between $20 and $579. |
| Recall Date | 2010-11-10T00:00:00 |
| Description | This recall involves all styles of Roman shades with inner cords, all styles of roll-up blinds, and roller blinds that do not have a tension device. A tension device is intended to be attached to the continuous loop bead chain or continuous loop pull cord and installed into the wall or floor. |
| Recall Number | 11036 |
| Remedy Options › Option | Repair |
| Consumer Contact | For additional information, contact Domestications or Hanover at (800) 453-1106 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET seven days a week, or visit the firm's websites at www.domestications.com or www.hanoverdirect.com |
| Last Publish Date | 2016-05-18T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › 1 › Country | China |
| Manufacturer Countries › 2 › Country | United States |