SR Smith swimming pool slides
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 10, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 10, 2017the latest report was made
- Aug 10, 2017the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- SR Smith
- Maker
- S.R. Smith, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Swimming pool slidesCPSC’s product type: Swimming Pool Slides (code 1277), in Sports and Recreation: Pools & Water Sports
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Emergency room Made Aug 10, 2017, sent to the company Sep 28, 2017, published by CPSC Oct 20, 2017
The product, in the report: SR Smith Vortex with ladder kit
Commercial slide produced by SR Smith (“Vortex”). A child was climbing up the slide ladder and fell off the ladder onto the deck below it. There is no defect in the slide, or ladder; however, the question is whether the idea of a metal ladder at 8 - 9 feet of height is appropriate for the slide. The slide is sold with two options: a ladder and a stair kit. Our slide was purchased with the ladder. The ladder provides access at a steeper angle and requires more coordination and strength to climb. A ladder provides no protection for a fall backwards. The concern is whether a ladder access to the slide top is appropriate given the other concepts around a summer pool. For example, the ladder is always wet, and while the stair treads have a rough surface, the hand railings can get slippery when they are wet. Also, children wear sun screen, which is very slipper, and makes the railing slick. A stairway, while presenting some of the same problems, appears to be a much better solution and we will likely be changing our ladder to a stairway as a result of the fall. The child that fell will thankfully suffer no long term injuries, but the fall from the top of the ladder indicated to me that there is a potential safety hazard that should be addressed - possibly by discontinuing the option of an open ladder to such a commercially offered slide and instead only selling it with a stairway. The fall also appears to have nothing to do with the treads, it wasn’t a missed step or slip, the child fell straight backwards onto the deck below, it seems it was more a result of missing the coordination necessary to hold the steep railing while climbing up- something that a stair kit would assist.
- Model
- Vortex with ladder
- Where
- westboro, Massachusetts: Place of Recreation or Sports
- Who was involved
- Age 5, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand SR Smith, made or sold by S.R. Smith, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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