Water Slides, Backyard/home (not Swimming Pool Slides)

21YOF-PRESENTED TO THE ER FOR EVALUATION OF RIGHT-SIDED CHEST WALL PAIN. YESTERDAY SHE SLIPPED ON A *** AND LANDED ON HER RIGHT SIDE. DEVELOPED GRADUAL ONSET OF RIGHT-SIDED CHEST WALL PAIN. DX: CHEST PAIN

7 YOM WAS SLIDING ON A WATERSLIDE AT HOME AND INJURED FACE DX CONTUSION FACE

11YOM, ON ***E FELL BACKWARDS, HIT BACK OF HEAD X 2 DAYS AGO, C/O HEADACHE DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, MIGRAINE

10 YOM HURT L FOOT ON *** DX; FOOT FX

5YOM, C/O RIGHT ARM PAIN, WENT DOWN WATERSLIDE, SLIPPED OFF, FELL 4 FOOT TO GROUND DX: RIGHT MID ULNAR & RADIAL FRACTURES

4 YOM PLAYING ON *** HURT WRIST DX WRIST FX

37YOF,GOING DOWN SLIDE AT WATER PARK ANKLE WAS CAUGHT ROLLED IT,FOOT,DX:FOOT SPRAIN

17YOM TO ER FOR HWAD INJURY W/ LOC AFTER PT WAS HIT BY ANOTHER PERSON COMING DOWN A BLOWUP WATER SLIDE, PT HAD LOC, PT SAYS HAD BLEEDING FROM LEFT NOSTRIL , PT LOC LASTED 10 SECONDS DX INJURY OF HEAD, CONCUSSION W/ LOC OF 30 MINS OR LESS

4 YOM PLAYING ON *** FELL REFUSING TO WALK DX TIB/FIB FX CLOSED

8YOF WAS ON A *** AT HOME AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE DX: STRAINED ANKLE

12YOM PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH FOOT INJURY. PATIENT WAS ON *** WHEN HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT BEHIND HIM. DX: FOOT INJURY

16YOM WITH EPIGASTRIC PAIN AND HEAD INJURY X 2 DAYS, REPORTS SECONDLY THAT HE WAS ON A *** 2 DAYS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL AND WHILE DOING THE SLIDING AND SLIPPING, HE FELL TO THE RIGHT TEMPLE OF HIS HEAD. DX: INJURY OF HEAD

Caller says that they used the toys for a few days with no incident. One evening her 7 year old came down the slide and bounced off of the product about 6ft in the air. When she came down, she broke her elbow in 2 places. Received invasive reconstructive surgery at Brenner's Children Hospital NC. Caller says the sidewall is very low with no protection and believes that is what caused the incident. Caller believes this product poses a fall hazard.

The consumer stated that she inflated the slides and the pool and she made sure that she checked the weights the corners. The consumer stated that she placed them on the concrete floor. The consumer stated that several kids were playing on it for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes before the incident. The consumer stated that the kids were going up the slide one at a time and two going down the slide at the same time. The consumer stated that when they were located at the top of the slide sitting to slide down the inflatable slides tipped over. The consumer stated that the slides are approximately 8-9’ high. The consumer stated that the kids fell and landed on the concrete floor scratching their knees and their sides. The consumer stated that the kids were 5 years old boy (40 pounds) and 9 years old boy (60 pounds). The consumer stated that to treat the scratches they just used first aid. The consumer stated that she tried to contact the manufacture several times, but the contact number she has always disconnects the call. The consumer stated that this product was completely unstable and a hazard to children. The consumer believes that this product should be investigated.

Slide blew a hole during routine use

The consumer stated that they were using the double drop water slide and one of the children noticed that there was water leaking inside the sleeve that connects to the blower. The consumer stated that it was a high amount of water that was going inside where the blower was located. The consumer stated that one of the children immediately turned off the blower. The consumer stated that no one was injured. The consumer stated that she contacted the manufacturer and they told her that they could not do anything for her. The consumer stated the representative asked her to recreate the scene to take pictures. The consumer stated that she asked the representative to provide her report to her quality control department. The consumer stated that she exchanged emails with one of the managers from the manufacturer and she informed her that they could not provide any replacements. The consumer stated that the representative informed her that it most of been that the issue arise due to the fact that they did not properly stored the slide after use. * A couple of items report does not reflect – - Water was pouring into the blower. - Consumer was asked to recreate the scene in order to take good pictures which would involve danger of electrocution. Consumer refused to recreate the scene. A manager later told consumer they should not have asked consumer to do that. - Manager had no interest in their quality assurance looking at product which consumer volunteered to send back. She basically said that while they try to keep products safe, they can’t guarantee it. She focused blame on consumer saying (consumer) must not have stored it properly. Consumer stored the product properly last winter + it is one year old. [REDACTED]

The consumer stated that her son was on the slide. The consumer's son was sliding down when his finger got caught in a loose nylon thread at the bottom of the slide. Her son's left hand pinky finger got caught in the thread and received two cuts through the finger tissues. One of the cuts was a deeper cut that removed the top layer of the skin. The consumer consulted a medical professional and is treating the cut with prescription ointment. The consumer was asked to bring her son in for examination if the cut is not healed by 7/5/2014. The consumer stated that there were multiple loose threads. The consumer stated that a larger body part could have been caught too. The consumer also reported issue with the slide landing depth. The consumer stated that when a child slides down, the part they land on is not thick enough. The consumer stated that the child can be injured if they hit the ground hard enough. The consumer will contact the manf.

Caller stated that he owns a Banzai water slide. He is experiencing similar problems of Release #12-174. His kids are between 60 and 40 pounds, however, the slide tends to deflate and cave in every time they are using it. There has been no injury. 5/2012 The manufacturer was contacted, however, the information they were instructing him to send to them are irrelevant. This slide needs to be recalled because of the safety hazard it poses.

We purchased a Slide from Wal-Mart. It is a Plastic slide, a Marian Plast 587 Jumbo Slide with water connection. It was put together as per their instructions. The slide has a weight limit at 110 lbs. A 7 year old child was the first to use it. She went down it at a speed which we thought was a little too fast. When she hit the second part of the slide she went airbourne and came off the slide about 4-5 inches. When she finally mader contact with the slide again it was at the very end of the slide. She slammed her butt at the end of the slide very hard with her butt. The end of the slide even bounced when she hit it. I feel this product is dangerous to the children it is made for. The speed in which the children get to is to fast considering the design of the slide. After the second hump in the slide the slide is to steep and too short which causes the child to go airbourne then slamming into the end of the slide. That then causes the child to suffer from needless pain and the jarring of the child's backbone. I feel this could cause a child to sustain a back injury just playing on this slide

The 66" tall, 140 lbs., consumer was sliding down the water slide, head first and on her stomach. The consumer hit her stomach against the edge of the pool, which was covered by the edge of the inflatable slide. She sustained bruises to the front right and left sides of her hip bones from the incident. There was bruising, but the consumer treated herself at home. This prompted the consumer to search the Internet and that is when she found out that this mfr's pools had been recalled. 6/2015: The consumer contacted her local Wal-Mart in AZ. The retailer's rep. told her that the bar code that she had did not come up in their system. The rep. suggested that the consumer contact the mfr. The caller contacted ToyQuest, which is the firm listed on her slide's packaging. The caller spoke to a representative who informed her that the recall is over. The consumer then sent an e-mail (customerservice@toysinquiry.com) to the company. The consumer was sent a reply stating "..Please note that the recall on your product stopped in 2012. Sorry we will not be able to assist you with this matter." The email was signed from Toys Inquiry (1-800-434-6178). (date unknown) During another instance, one of her children were on the slide and it began to deflate and caused the child to fall off of it. However, the child was not injured. (date unknown) During another instance, another one of her children was on the slide, when it started to deflate. The child fell off of hit and hit the concrete, but was not injured. * Since these instances occurred prior to her finding out about the recall, the consumer thought that the air pump might have malfunctioned or wasn't set up properly. After finding out about the recall, she became aware of other people who experienced problems with these slides. NOTE: The consumer purchased one slide and liked it so much that she purchased a 2nd slide. She has 4 children, which allowed the slides to be used more frequently. 6/