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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Immediate
Release
Firmís Recall Hotline: (800)
366-2666
December XX,
2006
CPSC Recall
Hotline: (800) 638-2772
Release #07-DRAFT FOR CLEARANCE CPSC
Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Liberty Mountain Recalls Climbing Harnesses Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of
the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products
immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the
following recalled products, see CPSCís Web site at www.cpsc.gov.)
Name of Product:
Edelweiss Challenge Climbing Harnesses
Units:About 5,900
Distributor: Liberty Mountain, of Salt Lake City, Utah
Hazard:The buckles
on the harnessí leg loops could fail, posing a fall hazard for climbers.
Incidents/Injuries:Liberty Mountain has received five reports of the leg buckle failing. No injuries have been
reported.
Description:The sit
harnesses are worn around climberís waist and legs and attach to climbing ropes
to protect climbers from falling. The harnesses have three buckles including
one on the waist belt and one on each leg loop. ìEdelweissî is printed on the
waist belt. Only harnesses using the para buckle system are included in this
recall. Para buckle harnesses have a single bar installed in the center of each
of the three buckles.
Sold at: Climbing
equipment retailers, Liberty Mountainís catalog, and by various Web retailers
from January 2005 through September 2006 for about $47.
Manufactured in:France
Remedy:Consumers
should immediately stop using the recalled harnesses and contact Liberty Mountain for instructions on returning the harnesses including a return
authorization number. Liberty Mountain will provide a free inspection and free
repair.
Send your harness for repair to: Liberty Mountain, 4375 West 1980
South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104.
Customer Contact:For
more information, contact Liberty Mountain at (800) 366-2666, by fax at (801)
954-0766, by e-mail at info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
or visit the firmís Web site at www.libertymountain.com.
Edelweiss Challenge Sit Harness
Para Buckle
System
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting
the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than
15,000 types of consumer products under the agencyís jurisdiction. Deaths,
injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation
more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers
and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or
mechanical hazard. The CPSCís work to ensure the safety of consumer products -
such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals
– contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths
and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSCís
hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSCís teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270 or visit
CPSCís Web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html.
Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSCís Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
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