Mini-Hammocks Recalled by 10 Manufacturers
CPSC recall 96125. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Strangulation
CPSC recall 96125 has the recall date 16 May 1996. The notice names the firm Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES). The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Strangulation. CPSC gives the product type Hammocks.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Mini-Hammocks Recalled by 10 Manufacturers NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: May 16, 1996 (301) 504-7908 Release # 96-125 CPSC and 10 Manufacturers Announce Recall of 3 Million Mini-Hammocks WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 10 mini-hammock manufacturers and importers are recalling over three million light-weight, net mini-hammocks that do not have spreader bars. Without spreader bars to hold the mini-hammock bed open, the mini-hammocks can twist around children's necks as they are getting into or out of the mini-hammock, resulting in strangulation and death. When a net mini-hammock is attached to trees, decks, porches, or other areas, it hangs like a thin rope. The mini-hammock can suddenly become twisted around a child's neck and strangle him. This can happen when children are attempting to climb into or out of, are playing on, or are swinging on mini-hammocks like swings. Between 1984 and 1995, CPSC received reports of 12 children between the ages of 5 and 17 years old who became entangled and died when using… |
| Product | Academy Broadway light-weight net mini-hammocks, Hammocks |
| Product | Algoma Net Company light-weight net mini-hammocks |
| Product | Avid Outdoor light-weight net mini-hammocks |
| Product | Coghlan's light-weight net mini-hammocks |
| Product | E-Z Sales light-weight net mini-hammocks |
| Product | Nelson/Weather-Rite light-weight net mini-hammocks |
| Product | Rothco light-weight net mini-hammocks |
| Product | Schwarzman Export Import light-weight net mini-hammocks |
| Product | Standard Sales light-weight net mini-hammocks |
| Product | Texsport light-weight net mini-hammocks |
| Manufacturer | Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES); Rothco; Texsport; Academy Broadway; Schwarzman Export Import; Avid Outdoor |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1996: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1996
- 138
- Recalls of 1996 with one of the same hazards
- 2%
- Recalls of 1996 in the category Hammocks
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES)
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 96125The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 96125. https://recallregister.com/product/5803-mini-hammocks-recalled-by-10-manufacturers/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 96125 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 96125 has no incident or injury text.