28Prowler525
07-14-2006, 08:51 AM
Hope this isn't a repost
Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tubes Withdrawn from Market
after Reports of Deaths and Injuries
NEWS from CPSC
> U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
> Office of Information and Public Affairs
> Washington, DC 20207
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> July 13, 2006
> Release #06-210
> Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 831-5524
> CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
> CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
>
> Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tubes Withdrawn from Market
> after Reports of Deaths and Injuries
>
> WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S.
> Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),
> Sportsstuff, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska is voluntarily recalling about
> 19,000 Wego Kite Tubes. CPSC staff is aware of 39 injury incidents
> with 29 of those resulting in medical treatment. Those
> injuries include a broken neck, punctured lung,
> chest and back injuries and facial injuries.
> Sportsstuff has received reports of two deaths in
> the United States and a variety of serious injuries.
> Sportsstuff has been unable to determine the cause
> of the incidents. Nevertheless, the company has
> withdrawn the kite tube from the market and is
> undertaking this voluntary recall out of an
> abundance of caution.
>
> The Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tube is a 10-foot-wide,
> circular, yellow inflatable watercraft designed to
> be towed behind a power boat. A rider in the tube
> becomes airborne by pulling on handles attached to
> the floor of the tube. Model 53-5000 is printed on
> the tube near the product valve. The floor of the
> tube has black caution warning stripes. The cover
> for the product bears a skull and crossbones and the statement "Never
> Kite higher than you are willing to fall." The tubes were imported and
> sold through marine distributors, mail order catalogs, and
> various retailers from approximately October 1, 2005
> to July 11, 2006 for about $500 to $600.
>
> Consumers should immediately stop using the kite
> tubes and contact Sportsstuff at (866) 831-5524
> between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CST Monday through Friday
> to learn how to obtain free replacement products.
> Consumers can also visit the firm's Web site at http://www.sportsstuff.com
> for more information.
>
> To view this recall online, please visit our website
> at:
>
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06210.html
Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tubes Withdrawn from Market
after Reports of Deaths and Injuries
NEWS from CPSC
> U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
> Office of Information and Public Affairs
> Washington, DC 20207
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> July 13, 2006
> Release #06-210
> Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 831-5524
> CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
> CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
>
> Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tubes Withdrawn from Market
> after Reports of Deaths and Injuries
>
> WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S.
> Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),
> Sportsstuff, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska is voluntarily recalling about
> 19,000 Wego Kite Tubes. CPSC staff is aware of 39 injury incidents
> with 29 of those resulting in medical treatment. Those
> injuries include a broken neck, punctured lung,
> chest and back injuries and facial injuries.
> Sportsstuff has received reports of two deaths in
> the United States and a variety of serious injuries.
> Sportsstuff has been unable to determine the cause
> of the incidents. Nevertheless, the company has
> withdrawn the kite tube from the market and is
> undertaking this voluntary recall out of an
> abundance of caution.
>
> The Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tube is a 10-foot-wide,
> circular, yellow inflatable watercraft designed to
> be towed behind a power boat. A rider in the tube
> becomes airborne by pulling on handles attached to
> the floor of the tube. Model 53-5000 is printed on
> the tube near the product valve. The floor of the
> tube has black caution warning stripes. The cover
> for the product bears a skull and crossbones and the statement "Never
> Kite higher than you are willing to fall." The tubes were imported and
> sold through marine distributors, mail order catalogs, and
> various retailers from approximately October 1, 2005
> to July 11, 2006 for about $500 to $600.
>
> Consumers should immediately stop using the kite
> tubes and contact Sportsstuff at (866) 831-5524
> between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CST Monday through Friday
> to learn how to obtain free replacement products.
> Consumers can also visit the firm's Web site at http://www.sportsstuff.com
> for more information.
>
> To view this recall online, please visit our website
> at:
>
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06210.html