Cambridge Elevating · Recalled
Child’s Catastrophic Brain Injury Prompts Recall of Residential Elevators Sold Exclusively by Coastal Carolina Elevators Due to Crushing Hazard
The elevator can operate while the gate door is open, posing a crushing hazard.
- Units
- About 240
- Reports
- 3
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $16,000–$25,000
- Remedy
- Repair
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
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.
The file
- 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.
- Product type
- Elevators
- Made in
- Canada
- Recalled by
- Cambridge Elevating, of Canada, Coastal Carolina Elevators LLC, formerly Seaside Elevator LLC, of Little River, S.C.
Incident log
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.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled elevators and contact Coastal Carolina Elevator for a free repair.
Coastal Carolina Elevators collect at (843) 399-6545 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or at www.coastalcarolinaelevators.com and click on the Recall tab at the top of the page (effective April 6, 2015).
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.