Tragic incidents involving drop-side cribs
Learn about tragic incidents where infants were harmed or died due to drop-side cribs in various locations across the United States between 2004 and 2009. These heart-wrenching events highlight the dangers associated with these cribs and serve as a cautionary tale for parents and caregivers. Explore the stories of infants who were trapped, suffocated, or hanged by these cribs, shedding light on the importance of crib safety.
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Tyler died because he had a drop-side crib
Long Island , New York Age 6 months Died in 2004, trapped between the mattress and side rail of his drop-side crib
Citrus Heights, California Age: 9 months old died in 2005, trapped in a drop side deathtrap
New Iberia, Louisiana Age 6 Months Died in May 2009, trapped by a drop-side crib
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Died in October 2008, suffocated by his drop- side crib
Gouverneur, New York Age 7 months Died May 2007, trapped by her drop-side crib
Summersville, West Virginia Age 6 months Died January 2007, suffocated by his drop- side crib
Woodstock, GA Age 6 months Died November 2006, hanged by his drop- side crib
West Palm Beach, Florida Age: 2 years old died in 2007, trapped between the mattress and side rail of her drop-side crib
Princeton, Kentucky died in her Drop-side crib this past September
Houston, Texas Age 8 months Died in February 2008, trapped by a drop-side crib
On April 23, 2009 Toys 'R' Us announced that the company will stop taking orders for any cribs with a drop side By January 1st 2010, Toys R Us stopped selling cribs with drop-sides due to the strangulation and suffocation hazard Bravo Toys R Us!
CPSC recalls Simplicity Drop-side cribs after an 8 month old boy from Houston, Texas became entrapped and suffocated to death. But two months later, a family in Princeton, KY did not hear about the recall. They woke up on Sept. 5th 2009 to find their dear daughter trapped and killed in her recalled crib.
Suffolk County Bans the Sale of Drop-side Cribs, the first such ban in the Nation
ATSM International, which sets world-wide industry standards for cribs, balloted item F1169 and removed the drop side design from the standard.
Nassau County Votes Unanimously to Ban the Sale of Drop-side Cribs
Rockland Legislature votes unanimously to ban the sale of drop-side cribs "Without state or federal action on this well- demonstrated hazard, I believe that it's our duty to take action at the county level - Legislature Alden Wolfe (D-Suffern)
Their son, Emrys, died in a repaired drop-side crib in October of 2008 The couple could not afford a new crib when the side rail originally detached, so dad used duck tape to secure the crib side. One day after burying their son both Lisa and Landon were arrested for child endangerment. All charges were dropped after more than a year of attorney fees and bail moneys. Serenity Bergey also died in a drop-side that her dad duck-taped. Shouldn t cribs never require duct tape?
600,000 cribs recalled after baby's death 11 baby deaths now linked to Simplicity cribs More than 2.1 million cribs recalled Stork Craft Baby Crib Recall: Over 500,000 Cribs Total: Over 5,000,000 (FIVE MILLION) Drop-side cribs have been recalled for one unifying reason: Strangulation / suffocation Hazard
