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About 1,300\u00a0Lightning Slides, manufactured in the United States by\u00a0Playworld Systems, Inc.\u00a0of Lewisburg, PA and\u00a0Horizon\u00a0Industries, of Columbia, PA, have been sold by...","datePublished":"2016-12-10","dateModified":"2024-05-22","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/author\/rizklaw\/#Person","name":"Rizk Law","url":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/author\/rizklaw\/","identifier":9,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/10e23ce5e6c4dadb4589cd8edf2c3f59ac356a6e876c3656917777913d9c3bc1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/10e23ce5e6c4dadb4589cd8edf2c3f59ac356a6e876c3656917777913d9c3bc1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Rizk Law","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rizk-law-logo-footer.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rizk-law-logo-footer.jpg","width":278,"height":65}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Richard-Rizk-headshot.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Richard-Rizk-headshot.jpg","width":383,"height":427},"url":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/child-finger-amputations-caused-by-defective-playground-slide-prompts-recall\/","about":["Personal Injury"],"wordCount":344,"articleBody":"Following incidents of broken welds\u00a0causing children to suffered finger amputations,\u00a0the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on December 7, 2016 issued a recall of\u00a0the Lightning Slide stainless steel playground slide manufactured by Playworld Systems, Inc,.About 1,300\u00a0Lightning Slides, manufactured in the United States by\u00a0Playworld Systems, Inc.\u00a0of Lewisburg, PA and\u00a0Horizon\u00a0Industries, of Columbia, PA, have been sold by independent distributors over the last sixteen years with stainless steel welds attaching the bedway to the sidewalls that can crack and separate, allowing a child\u2019s fingers to get caught in the space.Playworld Recalls All Lightning Slides Sold in Past Sixteen YearsAll of the 1,300 slides, sold to schools, parks and government entities across the country between November 2000 and October 2016 for between $1,500 and $4,000, have been recalled due to the defect. Playworld and CPSC warned organizations that purchased the affected slides to immediately stop allowing their use, to prevent exposing children to risk of amputation and laceration injuries.Because there is no manufacturer information on the defective slides, the CPSC warned parents and caregivers to be extremely cautious when allowing children to use metal slides at public or school playgrounds, and said the stainless steel slides may have single or double bedways and could be attached to a playground system or stand alone.Playworld Systems is handling the recall, offering a free replacement slide and free installation.\u00a0\u201cA temporary barrier will be shipped to consumers prior to shipment of a replacement slide to prevent children from using the slide,\u201d\u00a0CPSC\u2019s notice said.CPSC Fast Track Recall Process Encourages Playworld Voluntary RecallCPSC tells customers to immediately stop using the recalled slides and contact Playworld at 800-233-8404\u00a0from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email info@playworld.com or online at\u00a0https:\/\/playworld.com\/\u00a0and click on \u201cSlide Safety\u00a0Recall\u00a0Information\u201d for replacement slide information.Playworld is also contacting consumers who purchased the affected slides directly. Playworld\u2019s voluntary recall was encouraged by the CPSC\u2019s\u00a0\u201cFast Track Recall\u201d\u00a0process, meant to speed up recall announcements to protect consumer safety."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lightning Playground Slides Recalled After Child Finger Amputations","item":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/child-finger-amputations-caused-by-defective-playground-slide-prompts-recall\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]