Playworld Systems · Recalled
CPSC, Playworld Systems Announce Recall of Playground Slides
The welding of the slide bed to the slide sidewall can crack and separate and children's fingers can get caught in the space, posing a risk of amputation.
- Units
- 55
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $1,500–$4,000
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The slides were sold as single and double stainless steel slides measuring 36 to 72 inches high. Playworld Systems manufactured the slides. Playworld Systems' plastic slides are not included in this recall alert.
The file
- Sold at
- Playworld Systems sold these slides to schools, parks and playgrounds, from January 2000 through September 2000, for between $1,500 and $4,000.
- Product type
- Playground Items
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Playworld Systems, of Lewisburg, Pa.
Incident log
There has been one report of a severed fingertip of a 6-year-old child.
What the notice says to do
Contact Playworld Systems to receive a new slide.
Contact Playworld Systems at (800) 233-8404 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated OCT 26 2000; last revised APR 07 2026.
