Inflatable Slides From Walmart Recalled After Reported Death
Roughly 21,000 inflatable slides will be recalled from Walmart and Toys 'R Us stores due to the death of a woman and reports of severe neck injuries.
The following press release has been provided by U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Wal-Mart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Ark. and Toys R Us Inc., of Wayne, NJ, are announcing the recall of about 21,000 inflatable Banzai in-ground pool water slides. During use, the slide can deflate, allowing the user to hit the ground underneath the slide and become injured. The slide is also unstable and can topple over in both still and windy conditions and carries inadequate warnings and instructions. The CPSC is aware that a 29-year-old Colorado mother died in Andover, MA. after fracturing her neck going down a Banzai in-ground pool water slide which had been placed over …
