According to CPSC Nursery Product reports, there have been at least 11,700 high chair related injuries among children under the age of 5 since 2009. Babies can slide downward in the highchair seat and strangle when their heads are caught on the trays or waist belt and crotch strap. On average, two children die each year in high chairs.
Since 2007, more than 3.1 million high chairs have been recalled.
A recall or a corrective action has been issued for highchairs and booster seats for various reasons including:
- Risk of falling due to restraint bar failure
- Plastic joints that can crack and cause the product to collapse in use
- Leg strap that could be pulled through enabling a child to fall
- Belt sets that cannot be tightly secured
- Inadequate fit between the seat and base, allowing the seat to slip or fall
Danny’s Story
On May 12, 1998, 16-month-old Daniel Keysar was strangled to death at his licensed childcare facility when a Playskool Travel-Lite portable crib collapsed, trapping his neck in the “V” of its folded rails.
Aiden’s Story
Aiden suffocated on the crib bumper pad in his crib. He was six months old. "My beloved grandson was literally the light of my life."
Ellie’s Story
Ellie died when the changing table attachment on a play yard came down on the back of her neck as she stood up. She was thirteen months old.
Liam’s Story
Liam died when he was entrapped by the defective drop-side of his crib. He was nine months old.
Jared’s Story
Jared was strangled when the top rails of his portable crib collapsed. He was eight months old.
Riley’s Story
Riley was strangled when the side rail of her portable crib collapsed around her neck. She was 10 months old.
Ethan’s Story
Ethan died just months after Riley when he was strangled in the same type portable crib. He was eight months old.