Children's Play Tents, Play Tunnels Or Other Enclosures

10YOM HAD HIS HAND STEPPED ON DURING RECESS. PATIENT WAS CLIMBING IN A TUNNEL ON THE PLAYGROUND, WHEN SOMEONE CAME DOWN AND STEPPED ON HIS LEFT HAND HIS PALM DOWN COMING OUT OF THE TUNNEL. PATIENT WAS COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN HIS THIRD AND 4TH FINGER, THERE WAS SOME BRUISING AND SWELLING. DX: INJURY HAND INITIAL LEFT

3 YOM WAS ASSAULTED AND BIT ON ARM AT SCHOOL AND FELL LANDING ON A TOY STRUCTURE INJURED DHEAD AND CHEST DX: ABRASION THORAX ABRASION TO HEAD ASSUALT/HUMAN BITE

4 YOM WAS CRAWLING THROUGH A TUNNEL IN THE HOUSE THAT WAS NEXT TO A DOOR WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR STOP. DX: LACERATION OF FOREHEAD

11YOM C/O WRIST PAIN S/P PT JUMPED OFF A FORT AND LANDED ON HIS ARM. DX: CLOSED FRACTURE OF LEFT WRIST

4 YOF PLAYING IN PLAY TENT FELL HITTING TENT POST WITH MOUTH DX LIP LACERATION

4YOM WAS WALKING WITH A PLASTIC TENT POLE IN HIS MOUTH WHEN HE FELL AND IT TOOK A PIECE OF HIS SOFT PALLET OFF DX: SOFT PALLET LACERATION

3YOM PT FELL IN HIS PLAY CUBE HAS A CHIN LACERATION DX: CHIN LACERATION

12MOF WAS CLIMBING ON *** COUCH AND FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON HARDWOOD FLOOR. DX: MINOR HEAD INJURY

5YOM WAS AT THE TRAMPOLINE PARK CRAWLING THROUGH SOME NETTED TUNNELS WHEN HE FELL DX: FX RIGHT HUMERUS

17MOM WAS ROLLING AROND IN A PLAY TUNNEL WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG AND IS NOW LIMPING DX: RIGHT LOWER LEG INJURY

2YOM WAS PLAYING WITH TWIN AT BEDTIME AND WAS LIKELY PLAYING WITH SOME TUBING FROM A PLAY TENT FELL AND INJURED MOUTH DX: ORAL INJURY

21MOM WAS COMING OUT OF A POP-UP TENT AT THE BABYSITTER'S WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER THE EDGE AND FELL. DX: RIGHT UPPER LEG FRACTURE.

My 15 month old was playing with our playhut Crawl n play tent. He tripped and his upper body fell into the window opening and the little strip of fabric between the window and the crawl through part managed to twist around his neck very tightly as the tent collapsed into itself. My husband was playing with him and immediately tried to free him and was unable to untwist it or tear it as my son who was turning purple and gasping struggled. The piece of fabric was so tight that my son has marks around his neck. Once we determined my son was ok we tried to recreate this scenario with our arms and the fabric continued to twist into itself and tighten as the spring steel loop recoiled into a folding position. We were playing with the tent without the tunnel attached. I still have the tent (although we will not be playing with it) and took pictures of the strangulation marks from the fabric on my sons neck. I emailed playhut on 9/27 and have not heard from them. I am unable to find a number to call them at.i posted my experience in a moms group I am part of and another mom stated this happened to her child as well. If we hadn't been paying attention this situation could have ended very differently. Thank you.

Aldi is selling children's tent, Bee happy pop-up play house. The sticks that hold up the tents from the inside are made of fiberglass type material. They broke very easily while my 3 yr old was in the tent. I touched it and got small slivers stuck in my fingers. These were almost as small as dust. Luckily my children didn't touch it but I did see small pieces on my 3 yr olds clothes. It was like glitter.

The incident involves a brand new Playhut Toy Story 3 Buzz Rocket tent. This is a childs tent and it has two small pop up side tunnels. The tunnels are a mesh fabric with metal wires inside for support/structure. One of the wires broke and was poking out of the side, and scraped my child badly across the face. It almost scraped his eyeball. This tent was brand new and there was no wear and tear. After inspecting it further, we realized there was another part that had a metal wire sticking out. I think it is of poor design and should be recalled.

My 3 year old daughter got a Frozen Classic Hideaway tent for Christmas last year as a gift. It is a pop-up tend design that has flexible wires that make of the frame. This morning, my wife had grabbed the front of the tent above the door to see what my daughter was playing with and something stuck her hand. When she looked at it closer, she saw that one of the metal wires that makes up the frame of the tent had fractured and a sharp point was sticking out of the fabric. The wire was only broken half way through but the broken piece was about 1/2 and inch long and had cut through the fabric. I've included photos that show the location of the broken wire, details of the break and a photo of the manufacturing tag.

(08/04/2014)The consumer stated that she came in the room and discovered that the child had the the bottom of the opening of the tent wrapped around his neck several times. The child was not injured.

I purchased a pop up play tunnel sold at target. The play tunnel is fabric with a metal piece that forms the shape of it. While my children and niece and nephews were playing it, the metal piece cut through the fabric and scratched my daughter on her arm. This could have been very serious had she fallen on it or it poked her eye. I purchased this in store, however today I went to the Target website to see if it is still sold and saw that other customers have reviewed the product with the exact same safety issue. Target continues to sell this despite the negative reviews and the concern over a safety issue. To be clear, the end of the metal piece is sharp and the metal was not filed during manufacturing. UPC: 079346623372 Dpci: 204-10-8462 TCIN: 79406359 Product name: Chuckle & Roar pop up play tunnel Currently being sold as of Aug 3, 2024

I recently purchased two wooden products for children from Amazon: a [REDACTED] and a playground set. Both products presented significant safety concerns: [REDACTED] Playground Set: A few weeks later, I received this product and found it was not properly sanded and also lacked any protective coating. While attempting to assemble it, I received several splinters, causing me to abandon the assembly. These products were intended for use by my 1-year-old son. However, upon inspection and attempted assembly, I determined they were unsafe for use. The lack of proper finishing and the presence of splinters violate safety standards, specifically the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008 and ASTM F2613: Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Children's Chairs and Stools, which require that wood must be smooth, free from splinters, and all surfaces properly sanded. The products were not used as intended due to the safety concerns. While I sustained minor injuries (splinters) during assembly, fortunately, my child did not use the products and was not injured. However, had these products been used as intended, there was a significant risk of splinters or other injuries to a young child. These safety violations in children's furniture products prompted me to report this issue to ensure the safety of other children and to bring attention to potentially widespread manufacturing defects in these items sold on Amazon.

On 08/02/2011 consumer said that when she went to the backyard she discovered that the teepee tent that she just bought for her grandchild collapsed (reason why unknown). Consumer stated that the teepee/tent (Indoor-Outdoor Play) seems collapsed due to the overnight rain. Consumer is concerned that the teepee materials are not strong enough that could collapse on her grandchild. Consumer believes that the teepee tent could pose a suffocations hazard if her grandchild is inside and the teepee/tent collapsed on her. Consumer co No injury.