Cambridge Elevating Residential Elevators Recalled Due to Child Entrapment Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death to Young Children
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2022-09-29). Hazards: entrapment, injury. About 1,700 units in the US.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 22234 |
| Published | 2022-09-29 |
| Last updated | 2022-09-29 |
| Products | Residential elevators |
| Firms | Cambridge Elevating Inc., of Canada (manufacturer) |
| Manufactured in | Canada |
| Units (US) | 1,700 |
| Hazard classes | entrapment, injury |
| Remedy classes | repair |
| Sold | Cambridge Elevating and authorized residential elevator dealers nationwide from 1991 through August 2022 for between $12,000 and $60,000 including installation. |
Description
This recall involves Cambridge Elevating residential elevator models Elmira and Heritage. The Cambridge Elevating brand name is located on the controller. The elevators are used in consumers' homes.
Hazard
Young children can become entrapped in the space between the exterior landing (hoistway) door and the interior elevator car door or gate if there is a hazardous gap and suffer serious injuries or death when the elevator is called to another floor.
Remedy
Consumers should keep unsupervised young children away from the recalled residential elevators and contact Cambridge Elevating Inc. for instructions on how to measure for space guards to correct any hazardous gap. Space guards will be provided free of charge and assistance with space guard installation will be provided upon request.
Incidents and injuries
None reported
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