Child’s Catastrophic Brain Injury Prompts Recall of Residential Elevators Sold Exclusively by Coastal Carolina Elevators Due to Crushing Hazard
Recall 15102 · Mar 19, 2015 · Cambridge Elevating
240
units affected
240
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15102
- Date
- Mar 19, 2015
- Company
- Cambridge Elevating
- Units affected
- 240
- Product
- Residential hydraulic elevators
- Product type
- Elevators
- Remedy
- Repair
- Hazard
- Injury
The product
This recall involves Elmira Hydraulic residential hydraulic elevators. The elevators were installed in homes with multiple floors. They have a manual accordion-style car gate door with vinyl laminate inserts and a control panel with up and down buttons, light switch, telephone, emergency stop button and power failure light. "Cambridge Elevating" is printed on the elevator's push button panel.
What can happen
The elevator can operate while the gate door is open, posing a crushing hazard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled elevators and contact Coastal Carolina Elevator for a free repair.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Coastal Carolina Elevators has received three reports of incidents with the elevators, including one injury that resulted in a catastrophic brain injury to a 10-year-old boy from Baltimore, Md.
- Sold at
- Coastal Carolina Elevators through residential contractors and home builders, including DRHorton, in South Carolina from January 2006 through December 2009 for between $16,000 and $25,000.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled residential hydraulic elevators?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled elevators and contact Coastal Carolina Elevator for a free repair.
What is the hazard?
The elevator can operate while the gate door is open, posing a crushing hazard.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.