Kompan swings and swing sets
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 4, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Feb 4, 2012the latest report was made
- Feb 4, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Kompan
- Maker
- KOMPANMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Swings and swing setsCPSC’s product type: Swings or Swing Sets (code 3246), in Sports and Recreation: Playground Equipment
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
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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No one hurt Made Feb 4, 2012, sent to the company Feb 13, 2012, published by CPSC Feb 28, 2012
The product, in the report: Kompan brand commercial swing set. Steel frame construction, with two pairs of swings suspended from horizontal bar about 9 feet high. This set had two bucket-type swings (for toddlers) and two hard plastic swings (for older kids). The accident occurred on one of the hard plastic ones. A lot of the parts of this Kompan set are stamped ‘Made in Denmark.’ I looked at the manufacturer’s website and catalog to find the model numbers (M964 and M921) -- if these models aren’t quite right, they are very close.
A friend and I were using a swing set with our two sons. The swing is part of a large commercial installation at [REDACTED] in Washington DC. I come to this park regularly. The swing set is of the standard design: a steel frame about 9 feet high, with two pairs of swings below it. In this particular installation there are two ‘bucket’ seats for toddlers, and two rigid black plastic seats for older children. His son was using the latter. They are all attached to the frame with the standard heavy duty steel chains. The installation looks like it’s new and in good shape (< 5 years old). At this particular playground, there are two sets of swings, and this one was in the NE corner of the park.
I pushed my son for several minutes on the swing, as did he. Suddenly, without warning, his son’s chain became disconnected from the frame, and fell to the ground. His son fell directly to the ground at the same time. He was not hurt because of a soft rubber surface the playground has installed (thank you CPSC!). He fell about 2-4 feet.
When I looked at it, it looked like no part had actually broken. However, what happened is that the nut & bolt that hold the chain to the top crossbar simply unscrewed, making the chain drop. My guess is that vibration, etc. from the swing had just eventually loosened this bolt. I think this is a particular poor design: a better design would mount the chain from the top of the crossbar (rather than the bottom), so that in case of a failure, the kid wouldn’t be immediately dropped to the ground.
The nut is actually contained within a black rounded plastic cover, perhaps to be either weatherproof or tamperproof. After the accident, I found it resting (in place) on top of the cross bar.
The bolt is about 3/8” by 5”, standard heavy-duty steel bolt, with a rounded machine head. It’s installed in a little bracket, which then holds the chain. The bracket, chain, and bolt were all connected when they fell.
It didn’t look like there was any obvious break, tampering, etc: all of the hardware looked to have the normal weathering. The rest of the park is in general well maintained.
This swingset is stamped with the manufacturer name ‘KOMPAN.’
In the photo, you can see that I hand-tightened the nut (black plastic, semicircle) back onto the bolt. They are all sitting on the ground connected to the chain.
- Model
- M964 “Double Bay Metal Swing”, with M921 “Belt Seat”
- Bought
- Jan 1, 2008, about then
- Where
- Washington, District of Columbia: Place of Recreation or Sports
- Who was involved
- Age 4, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Friend /
Neighbor / Co-worker - As this report names them
- Brand Kompan, made or sold by KOMPAN
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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