Bumbo chairs

The reports, as CPSC published them

1. Death

   Made May 3, 2018 · , sent to the company Aug 10, 2018 · , published by CPSC Aug 24, 2018

   The product, in the report: Bumbo seat

   2-month old infant being bathed in an adult bathtub by mother while in a Bumbo seat. Faucet may have been left running. Mother left the bathroom for unclear reason for an unclear amount of time. Mother returned and the infant was in the tub water, Bumbo overturned with infant unresponsive. EMS activated, infant transported to [REDACTED] and died later (near drowning).

   Where

   San Francisco, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 0, Female

   The reporter’s relation to them

   Unspecified

   As this report names them

   Brand Bumbo Seat, made or sold by Bumbo International Trust

2. Emergency room

   Made Feb 8, 2018 · , sent to the company Feb 15, 2018 · , published by CPSC Mar 9, 2018

   The product, in the report: Lilac

   My daughter was sitting in the bumbo on an elevated surface fell from the bumbo and sustained bruises and a concussion.

   Bought from

   Toys r us, North Carolina

   Bought

   Apr 20, 2012, about then

   Where

   Cherryville, North Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 0, Female

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Child

   As this report names them

   Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

3. No one hurt

   Made Jun 10, 2015 · , sent to the company Jun 18, 2015 · , published by CPSC Jul 10, 2015

   The product, in the report: Bumbo Multi Seat

   I own a family daycare and Thursday June 4th, I had a 9 month old baby in her bumbo multi seat. It is made with 2 seat straps to strap to a chair and a 3 point harness to secure baby in. When I got her out after lunch, I noticed her 3 point harness was unstrapped. I couldn’t believe I forgot to strap her in - I am so careful about that. On Tuesday June 9th, I put her in her seat for breakfast and remembering the other day when she wasn’t strapped in, I MADE SURE she was strapped and the buckles on the 3 point harness were latched tight and secure. After breakfast, I was washing dishes and the baby was in her seat leaning forward and grabbing her water cup off the table, taking a drink, putting her water back on the table etc. I heard a child fall, and turned around and the baby was on the floor. She was checked out and was thankfully ok with no injuries. I was trying to figure out what possibly could have happened because I was positive she was buckled. I was able to unsnap the buckle with a MINIMAL amount of pressure by pressing it onto the plastic piece that came up between the legs. I firmly believe that by her playing with her cup ( and just wiggling around the other day), she was putting just enough pressure on the buckle to unlatch it. I have emailed the company, but have not yet had a response.

   Model

   Bumbo Multi Seat

   Where

   Belchertown, Massachusetts: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 0, Female

   The reporter’s relation to them

   Unspecified

   As this report names them

   Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Incident, No Injury

4. No one hurt

   Made Mar 25, 2014 · , sent to the company Apr 15, 2014 · , published by CPSC Apr 29, 2014

   The product, in the report: Blue Infant seat

   3/24/14- The consumer stated that she had her 6 month old 17 pound son seated on the infant seat for 10 minutes. He was chewing on a piece of the restraint belt for 2 minutes. The consumer hears her son making gasping sounds. She noticed that he was choking on something. The consumer was able to retrieve the item from his throat after 60 seconds. After dislodging the item from his throat, she realizes that he was choking on the plastic thin warning label that was glued to the restraint belt of the seat. The consumer took her son to a pediatrician named [REDACTED]. He determined that the child was not injured and advised the consumer to observe the infant and return in the event of any seizure or abnormal behavior. The consumer discontinued the use of the infant seat.

   3/25/14- The consumer contacted the manufacturer. She spoke with [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] offered a replacement. The consumer would have to send pictures of the seat and return the seat first in order to get a replacement. Otherwise, the consumer could “keep the seat and pretend this never happened”.

   This product is affected by recall #08-046 and was repaired according to the remedy.

   The consumer thinks this product poses a choking and injury hazard to the infants.

   Model

   A3319648

   Serial number

   Patent number: DA-1999-00030

   Bought from

   Walmart, Georgia

   Bought

   Aug 24, 2013

   Where

   Kingland, Georgia: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 0, Male

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Child

   As this report names them

   Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Incident, No Injury

5. Hospital admission

   Made Feb 4, 2014 · , sent to the company Feb 12, 2014 · , published by CPSC Mar 10, 2014

   The product, in the report: blue bumbo, no tray, no seat belt, warning label on back

   2/14/10 - Husband put son in bumbo on kitchen island. Bumbo was placed on an unread newspaper, still folded up. No tray or seat belt on bumbo. Husband turned away to make son’s bottle. Son wiggled out of bumbo and fell to tile floor. Bumbo remained stationary. Son was visibly shaken, startled, red marks above left eye and left cheek. We rushed our son to ER immediately. ER doctors checked him out, observed him for 4+hours (due to concern of head injury), advised us against cat scan due to age, sent us home. Three weeks later we were back at ER because of wheezing/cold (son was diagnosed with RSV at that visit), they happened to take a chest x-ray, which revealed a single mending rib fracture on left rib. We advised them of fall and ER visit 3 weeks earlier. They sent us home to treat RSV and told us nothing to do for rib except let it heal. ER report goes to pediatrician (standard practice with ER visit), pediatrician calls us to take son for another x-ray to confirm what they see. We do, and then pediatrician calls DCFS. DCFS requires us to take our son to the hospital on a Friday night where we stayed for the next 5 days being threatened by DCFS that they would take our son away if we refused all the tests. He had full skeletal survey + an unnecessary MRI because his head was larger than average, and various blood panels. In all adverse reactions during MRI, 50% are in kids under 1 years of age. No choice but to follow their orders or risk our son being taken away. All tests came back fine except the SINGLE rib fracture on the LEFT side of his body. I thought we were good to check out. They advised mend time was approx to date of fall, no additional injuries, They advised they still thought it concerning for abuse. They had no process in place for a 2nd opinion. Required us to have 24/7 parent supervision in our home while they did an investigation. Despite investigation coming back no concern with parents or daycare providers they said the injury was not consistent with the fall and indicated an ****unknown perpetrator**** abused our child. Son is now on the state register for abused children because of this. We hired the DIRECTOR of the bio-mechanical engineering lab in Chicago, a phd with 30 years experience. These people are injury recreation experts. The only people who can really offer an opinion based on the reason DCFS gave for indicating abuse. The report came back indicating that rib fracture likely resulted in our son arching back and flipping over the side of the bumbo and the fall to the tile floor worsened the fracture. In summary, it was 100% plausible it happened exactly the way we described. We presented the report to DCFS in the appeal process and despite ALL the evidence they would not dismiss. Over $17k in expenses related to trying to prove that the bumbo is what abused our son, not some unknown perpetrator. The case is now with the Supreme Circuit Court. How does a bumbo accident with EVIDENCE to support what happened turn into this nightmare. And I didn’t even include the entirety of the impact this had on our lives/family! The bumbo makers, the doctors, DCFS and yes, my dumb husband are to blame. BEWARE PEOPLE. Thankfully, my son was not as badly hurt as some other cases I am reading about. My heart goes out to those people. Hopefully, they didn’t have to deal with DCFS also!

   Model

   bumbo seat

   Bought from

   Target or Babies R Us, Illinois

   Bought

   Dec 1, 2009, about then

   Where

   peoria, Illinois: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 0, Male

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Child

   As this report names them

   Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Injury, Hospital Admission

6. Hurt, no treatment

   Made Jan 19, 2014 · , sent to the company Jan 29, 2014 · , published by CPSC Feb 20, 2014

   The product, in the report: Bumbo infant seat. Pale Green Bottom States: Manufactured Bumbo South Africa embossed 913858 printed

   Placed my son in Bumbo infant seat. After about five minutes, I noticed that his feet and legs were a becoming bluish due to loss of circulation. He is five months old, is in the fiftieth percentile for both weight and height. Removed my son from Bumbo and rubbed legs, circulation and color returned to normal. I am concerned this might happen to other babies without parents knowing if babies wear pants and socks.

   Where

   Ypsilanti, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 0, Male

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Child

   As this report names them

   Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

7. No one hurt

   Made Jan 16, 2014 · , sent to the company Jan 29, 2014 · , published by CPSC Feb 20, 2014

   The product, in the report: Bumbo baby seat like: http://bumbo.com/products/

   Bumbo baby seat with child seat belt had a safety label warning affixed to one end of nylon buckle. Child sitting in seat removed warning label from seat belt as whole and started to play with it in his mouth. Warning label material is a rubber like material and prior to child sitting in seat no signs were present the label was coming off or in danger of coming off. Child removed label very quickly and had it mostly intact in part of his mouth before being discovered. The child was not hurt, but label is definitely a choking hazard.

   Bought from

   Target

   Where

   Unspecified: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 0, Male

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Child

   As this report names them

   Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Incident, No Injury

8. Emergency room

   Made Jul 30, 2013 · , sent to the company Aug 7, 2013 · , published by CPSC Aug 28, 2013

   The product, in the report: Bumbo floor seat mint colored

   I had my 8 month old infant in middle of kitchen counter supervised. I turned to put something in the sink and heard a thud. My baby fell off the countertop and bruised up her forehead.. She vomited for hours afterwards and was watched in the ER for 8 hours. Luckily she recovered without further symptoms and came home after that. I had no idea this product had been recalled. I used it with my older daughter without incident.

   Bought from

   toysrus, Washington

   Bought

   Aug 18, 2010, about then

   Where

   Tucson, Arizona: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 0, Female

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Child

   As this report names them

   Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

9. No one hurt

   Made May 2, 2013 · , sent to the company May 9, 2013 · , published by CPSC May 23, 2013

   The product, in the report: Bumbo. It is a blue one with the new straps I received after the recall and they sent me for free. It was the warning letter that shredded apart

   I had my daughter in her Bumbo with the new straps I received in the mail. I was close other and I heard her choking. I turned to her and she was choking on the warning tag on the strap. It shredded apart and was stuck in her throat. I got it out of her mouth but it scared us both. I have pictures that I took of the tag.

   Model

   Bumbo

   Serial number

   B452421

   Bought from

   Babies r us

   Bought

   Feb 8, 2012

   Where

   Moncks Corner, South Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 0, Female

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Child

   As this report names them

   Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Incident, No Injury

10. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Nov 19, 2012 · , sent to the company Dec 10, 2012 · , published by CPSC Jan 2, 2013

    The product, in the report: Bumbo seat (purple)

    I am unsure when my bumbo seat was manufactured but I know it was before 2009. My seven month old daughter has fallen forward out of this seat as I do not have the seat belt attachment for it yet. I didn’t even know it was under recall until today when I seen it on the news. My daughter only had minor bruising and was ok.

    However, I think that people should be aware that the child (as my son and my daughter has both)been able to move the chair. I do not have carpeting; just hardwood floors and tile. Both children were able to use their feet to scoot backwards posing a risk to their safety if stairs, cords, etc are near by. I would hate to see that a child died or was seriously hurt by being able to scoot the chair around and nothing was ever said. I think that a warning should be noted about use on smooth surfaces.

    Bought from

    Goodwill

    Bought

    Dec 1, 2009, about then

    Where

    Woodstock, Illinois: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

11. First aid

    Made Oct 17, 2012 · , sent to the company Oct 25, 2012 · , published by CPSC Nov 15, 2012

    The product, in the report: Lime Green Bumbo Baby Seat

    While I have determined that the lime green colored Bumbo purchased at Walmart store #2593, after thoroughly reading the recall notice I have one concern. My concern is with Walmart reselling a defective Bumbo without the agreed safety restraints installed. (Which is the one purchased for my infant son roughly 6-7 months ago).

    I discovered this initially when reading the recall notice which noted the specified information. While looking for this number I was at first worried because the number on the bottom of Bumbo wasn’t the one in recall notice. knowing 100% fully we purchased Bumbo very recently I took a closer look.

    Upon doing I found a raised number Polyurethane World Patent No. PCT: ZA/1999/00030 (which appears to be erased). Which brings me back to my concern. My concern is not only that the Bumbo we purchased poses a hazard, but Walmart re-sold such a twice recalled product, putting it back on to the their shelves without the proper restraints. Not to mention for a profit. I’m disgusted by Walmart’s Audacity to do something like this. Who knows how many more situations such as ours there are?

    Walmarts #2593 manager ([REDACTED]) was no help whatsoever, and I didn’t know who to contact. So thank you for your time in reading and hopefully addressing this issue.

    Model

    I do not know

    Bought from

    Walmart #2593

    Bought

    May 1, 2011, about then

    Where

    LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Other

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

12. Hospital admission

    Made Oct 15, 2012 · , sent to the company Oct 23, 2012 · , published by CPSC Nov 13, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo Baby Seat

    My 8 month old daughter was in the seat on our kitchen table. She was buckled into the seat. My wife got up from the table to bring some food to the table and before we knew it, she had either rocked the seat off the table or slid it off the table. She fell to the floor and hit her head. She had a fractured skull and concussion.

    Bought from

    Toys R Us

    Bought

    Mar 15, 2010, about then

    Where

    Roseville, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Hospital Admission

13. Emergency room

    Made Sep 7, 2012 · , sent to the company Sep 17, 2012 · , published by CPSC Oct 8, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo infant seat

    My 6 month old son was sitting in his bumbo in the middle of the table, dad stood up to was his hands and my son somehow flipped out of the bumbo and landed on the ceramic tile floor. We took him to the emergency room and he had a skull fracture. This was given to us as a hand me down, we had no idea it had been recalled! He was in the middle of the table, so it not only slid, but he also flipped out of it! Dad was right there, but it was so fast he couldnt catch him. we were horrified and trashed it as soon as we got home from the hospital!

    Where

    Hurst, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

14. No one hurt

    Made Sep 2, 2012 · , sent to the company Sep 11, 2012 · , published by CPSC Oct 2, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo Baby Sitter in aqua

    I had the Bumbo baby seat on my countertop with my 4 month old infant in it. Before I knew it, my baby had arched his back and flopped out of the Bumbo seat onto the countertop. Luckily he did not fall to the floor and wasn’t injured. I was unaware that he would be able to get out of the seat at such a young age.

    Bought from

    Target

    Bought

    Apr 1, 2010, about then

    Where

    Rapid City, Unspecified: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

15. First aid

    Made Aug 24, 2012 · , sent to the company Sep 5, 2012 · , published by CPSC Sep 26, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo

    I purchased the bumbo and I witnessed as well as family members seen my son get out and injure himself and I returned it about a month or so ago because my son fell from the bed as well as pinched his legs trying to get out of it with the tray on it.

    Bought from

    babies r us, Ohio

    Bought

    May 31, 2012, about then

    Where

    toledo, Ohio: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo Baby Seats, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

16. Hospital admission

    Made Aug 19, 2012 · , sent to the company Sep 5, 2012 · , published by CPSC Sep 26, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo Baby Seat (Green)

    This report was prompted by a serious injury that ocurred to our infant son due to an unsafe product.The product being used was a Bumbo Baby Seat. The product was being used to seat our son on an elevated surface while supervised. Our son suffered a fractured skull and concussion after leaning over in the Bumbo Seat causing him to fall out of the seat and onto a hard slab floor.

    Model

    Bumbo Baby Seat (Green)

    Bought from

    Diapers.com

    Bought

    Apr 12, 2010

    Where

    Xenia, Ohio: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Hospital Admission

17. Hospital admission

    Made Aug 18, 2012 · , sent to the company Aug 30, 2012 · , published by CPSC Sep 21, 2012

    The product, in the report: Infant seat

    Our eight month old child fell out of the bumbo seat from a counter onto the floor, resulting in a fractured skull.

    Bought from

    Toys r us, Pennsylvania

    Bought

    Dec 1, 2011

    Where

    Marietta, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Hospital Admission

18. Emergency room

    Made Aug 16, 2012 · , sent to the company Aug 30, 2012 · , published by CPSC Sep 21, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo infant seat- just recalled today.

    I took my 6 month old daughter to the ER yesterday because she fell head-first out of her Bumbo while placed on our hardwood floors. I am extremely upset to find out about the recall today! Had I known this product was unsafe and caused skull fractures to infants, I never would have used it and my daughter and I would not have had to go through this!!! I am taking my daughter to her pediatrician tomorrow for a follow-up.

    Where

    La Mirada, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

19. No one hurt

    Made Aug 16, 2012 · , sent to the company Aug 30, 2012 · , published by CPSC Sep 21, 2012

    The product, in the report: bumbo chair

    My son was able to arch his back, pop his feet out and roll out of the bumbo chair. He was not injured because he was properly supervised but, I decided that he was to energetic to continue using it safely.

    Model

    Bumbo Chair

    Where

    Oshawa, Canada: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

20. Seen by a doctor or nurse

    Made Aug 16, 2012 · , sent to the company Aug 29, 2012 · , published by CPSC Sep 13, 2012

    The product, in the report: The Seat is round and flat with a diameter of about 15 inches. It is constructed of a single piece of molded foam and comes in various colors. The seat has leg holes and the seat back wraps completely around the child. On the front of the seat in raised lettering is the word “Bumbo” with the image of an elephant on top. The bottom of the seat has the following words: “Manufactured by Bumbo South Africa Material: Polyurethane World Patent No. PCT: ZA/1999/00030.”

    My babysitter put my daughter in our Bumbo on our countertop. She rolled right over the sides/top and fell onto our tile floor. She broke her tibia and fibia.

    Model

    Bumbo Infant Seat - Patent No. PCT: ZA/1999/00030

    Bought from

    Target

    Bought

    Aug 11, 2010

    Where

    Kalispell, Montana: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Seen by Medical Professional

21. Hospital admission

    Made Aug 16, 2012 · , sent to the company Aug 30, 2012 · , published by CPSC Sep 21, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo baby seat

    On Sunday, March 21st, 2010, our 7-month-old daughter was sitting in the Bumbo baby seat on our kitchen island in front of her father. Our daughter then turned and reached behind her for a banana that was on the counter, and she fell out of the seat and landed on the kitchen floor before my husband could catch her. We took her to the emergency room, where she underwent a CAT scan and was diagnosed with a nondisplaced skull fracture. She was then transferred to a larger hospital in a nearby city for overnight observation to make sure no complications ensued. Although we did go against the manufacturer’s warning about putting the Bumbo on an elevated surface, it is clear that this product is not safe for babies to sit in without some kind of restraining device. When we saw that the Bumbo had recently been recalled, we decided to come forward and share our experience with the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

    Model

    Bumbo

    Where

    Jacksonville, Unspecified: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Hospital Admission

22. Emergency room

    Made Aug 16, 2012 · , sent to the company Aug 30, 2012 · , published by CPSC Sep 21, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo Chair, blue in color.

    At approximately 5:00PM on 5/15/12, my son was in his bumbo chair on the island counter as my husband was unloading the dishwasher and he bounced himself right off the counter. He had a 5’ drop onto a linoleum floor. He was rushed to the emergency room as he fell on directly on his head. He was still lodged in the bumbo chair, head down, with his bottom and the chair up in the air. He cried hysterically on and off for several hours and fell asleep a few times in between. At the emergency room, he was given a CT scan and it was determined he did not have a skull fracture but the impact of the fall was so hard that the ear wax that had been inside of his ears was outside and located on his cheek.

    I do not feel this product is safe to put infants in. I would not recommend it to anyone nor would I ever put any of my children in it ever again. Yes, he should not have been on the counter but I do not feel this is stressed enough as a hazard and I do not feel that putting a strap on the product will make it safer in any way. It will not prevent babies from falling over and hitting their heads.

    Bought from

    Target

    Bought

    Dec 2, 2011, about then

    Where

    Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

23. No one hurt

    Made Aug 15, 2012 · , sent to the company Aug 29, 2012 · , published by CPSC Sep 20, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo chair

    Re: bumbo chair recall. I have used the jumbo chair with all three of my children, and they have all fallen out of the chair at floor level, between the age of 6 and 9 months. None of them had visible injuries, but were all upset. Once the infant fell and was able to wiggle out of the seat, I stopped using it with that child to prevent any further falls. Two of these falls happened in the spring of 2010 and the third spring 2012.

    Bought from

    target, Massachusetts

    Bought

    Jun 1, 2009, about then

    Where

    Acton, Massachusetts: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

24. Hospital admission

    Made Aug 15, 2012 · , sent to the company Aug 29, 2012 · , published by CPSC Sep 20, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo chair

    In 2009 my family and i took my 7 month old to the park along with several other children to feed the animals. My son was sitting in his bumbo chair on the bench table in the very middle; to avoid being attacked by geese that were everywhere 3 of my brothers and their wives were around him within inches of him. In the blink of an eye he moved wrong and flipped the seat hitting his head on the bench seat and landing on the concrete. He was immediately rushed to the ER with a lump on his head the size of a softball and a concussion. It was determined he had a small fracture and he was transferred to UCDavis medical center for a two day observation. I would never recommend this chair to anyone they shouldn’t even manufacture them anymore with the amount of injuries reported. Horrible product, i still cringe when i see them

    Where

    Sacramento, California: Farm/Ranch

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Hospital Admission

25. No one hurt

    Made Aug 15, 2012 · , sent to the company Aug 30, 2012 · , published by CPSC Sep 21, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo seat - blue colour.

    My 7 month old son was in a bumbo seat on top of my kitchen counter. It did not have a tray on at the time. I turned my back on him for a second and when I turned around I saw he’d arched his back, and he fell out of the seat onto the tile floor (he fell about 4 ft down). He was upset but unhurt (he stopped crying when I nursed him). I checked his body over for any damage several times very thoroughly (I’m an RN) but he didn’t have a single blemish on his body. He was very lucky not to be hurt and I never took my eyes off him in the Bumbo after that. He arched his back and popped out of it many times after that but I was always there so he never fell again.

    Model

    Bumbo seat - blue colour

    Bought from

    Toys R Us, Ontario

    Bought

    Mar 1, 2007, about then

    Where

    Burlington, Canada: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

26. Emergency room

    Made Jul 31, 2012 · , sent to the company Sep 17, 2012 · , published by CPSC Oct 1, 2012

    The product, in the report: Round seat colored

    Hello, I just wanted to send a message in to complain about 2 baby products that resulted in our baby falling each time, the second being a skull fracture incident.

    [REDACTED] 2. Bumbo - our 7mo old fell from counter top when arching back. I know company warns against using on raised surfaces, but the product gave us a huge false sense of security as the product tipped over with our baby off the counter while baby was still in Bumbo. Baby ended up in ER with a fracture to the skull.

    Please help stop injuries with these products!!!

    Bought from

    Target

    Bought

    May 1, 2012, about then

    Where

    Portland, Oregon: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

27. Emergency room

    Made Apr 25, 2012 · , sent to the company May 2, 2012 · , published by CPSC May 23, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo baby seat, no tray

    My husband had our 5.5 month old son in his Bumbo. He was seated on a level counter away from the edge. My husband looked away briefly to start bath water and my son and the Bumbo crashed off the three foot counter. My son had to go to the emergency for a bleeding mouth and nose. Fortunately he only suffered a fat lip and a torn frenulum. While the directions do say to only use the Bumbo on the floor I believe this warning is not strong enough. We have used it many times in similar situations with multiple children and had no problem. Perhaps there should be additional non skid material on the bottom to make it less likely to move across a surface.

    Bought

    Apr 1, 2008, about then

    Where

    Spokane, Washington: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

28. No one hurt

    Made Apr 19, 2012 · , sent to the company Apr 27, 2012 · , published by CPSC May 18, 2012

    The product, in the report: Yellow Bumbo Chair

    BUMBO CHAIRS should be banned

    My 6 month old was in her Bumbo chair on the floor. I turned around and next thing I knew she was on the floor, on her stomach. I did not see her fall. She is fine and was not crying. We were extremely lucky. I know this product has been recalled in the past and “new warnings” were issued. That is not going to work. Unless a safety belt is installed (like their competitor, the [REDACTED]), this product should not be sold in stores or second hand. You are just asking for accidents to happen.

    Model

    Yellow Bumbo Chair

    Bought from

    Borrowed

    Where

    League City, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

29. Hospital admission

    Made Apr 16, 2012 · , sent to the company May 10, 2012 · , published by CPSC May 31, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo infant stationary seat

    The person filing the report was the physician on staff that cared for the infant when she was bought into the delivery room. The seven month young victim was placed in the seat on a elevated surface when she arched her back causing the chair and her to flip backward. The victim weighs 17 pounds and is approximately 20 inches long. The victim fell out of the seat and hitting her head on the floor (type of flooring is unknown). The victim’s mother drove her to Little River health Care in Rockdale Texas. The victim was given cat scans and diagnosed with having a right temporal bone fracture. The victim had minor bleeding from the ear as a result from her injuries. The victim was then transferred and transported by ambulance to Children’s Medical Center in Temple Texas. No further information was provided on the victim since she was transferred to another facility.

    Where

    Ohio: Unspecified

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Hospital Admission

30. Hurt, care not known

    Made Mar 26, 2012 · , sent to the company Apr 3, 2012 · , published by CPSC Apr 24, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo Seat

    My child has REPEATEDLY fallen out of this chair despite all of the precautions I have taken. He has suffered many bumps on his head although he has not broken or fractured any bones. With the slightest arch of the back or if he leans to far to a side to pick an object off of the ground he is either out of it or STUCK IN IT as it is rolling/flipping/tipping. I cannot believe this product is still on the market.

    Bought from

    Babies R Us, California

    Bought

    Sep 13, 2011, about then

    Where

    Antioch, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Level of care not known

31. No one hurt

    Made Dec 19, 2011 · , sent to the company Dec 28, 2011 · , published by CPSC Jan 20, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo Baby Sitter

    I sat the Bumbo on my living room floor that is carpeted and put my baby inside it. He was watching TV and playing about. My son tried reaching for a toy that was beside him and all the sudden, the Bumbo tipped over sideways with my baby inside of it. I was in the same room with him at the time so I rushed right over there to get him out of the Bumbo and check for injuries. Thank God there was no serious injuries. My son was crying and scared. Now that this has happened, I have stopped using the Bumbo. At the time of this happening because there was no serious injuries, I never filed a report. I just stopped using it. About a month after this, my mother told me the Bumbo had been recalled. I looked further into this and found out that the recall was way back in 2007. Well this is 2011 and the product is still failing to keep our babies safe. This product is very unsafe and I don’t think it should be selling on our store shelves.

    Model

    Bumbo Baby Sitter Blue

    UPC

    3222300001

    Bought from

    Walmart

    Bought

    Apr 28, 2011, about then

    Where

    Hornell, New York: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Bumbo

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

32. Hospital admission

    Made Dec 14, 2011 · , sent to the company Dec 22, 2011 · , published by CPSC Jan 9, 2012

    The product, in the report: Purple Bumbo Seat with tray Manufacured by Bumbo South Africa, Material Polyurethane World Patent No: PCT: ZA/1999/00030.

    We were giving the bumbo seat as a gift from a friend that had previous used it on her daugther. We didn’t not know of any reports/incidents prior to using this product or that it was not suppose to be used on evaluated surfaces.

    We had our daugther in the bumbo seat on an evaluated surface and at 8 months old she flipped herself out of it and fracture her skull in 2 different places.

    She had to be admitted into the hospital overnight for observations.

    Model

    Bumbo Baby Seat - Purple with Tray

    Where

    Greenwood, Indiana: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Bumbo

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Hospital Admission

33. First aid

    Made Dec 14, 2011 · , sent to the company Dec 22, 2011 · , published by CPSC Jan 9, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo Baby Sitter - plastic pre-formed child seat to help aid infants in sitting upright

    I purchased the Bumbo Sitter around October 2010 when my daughter was born. I didn’t use the Bumbo until she was only enough to hold her head up by herself - basically it was used 5 to 10 minutes a day 3 to 4 days per week from age 3 to 4 months (approximately January 2011- February 2011). The Bumbo would be placed on the floor in the middle of room. I would give her a toy and if she would drop it, she would look at it, but as she got a little older she would try to reach for it, reaching out to the side and sometimes trying to reach forward or behind her. I would usually hand it to her. I caught her almost tipping over backwards once, so after that I always made sure I was no more than 2 to 3 feet away at all times. But one time she couldn’t reach her toy, and I was momentarily distracted by another child, even though I was sitting on the floor only 2 feet away from her, and the Bumbo fell over sideways, causing her to hit her head. Somehow or another she hit forehead first, causing a huge egg-sized hematoma in the middle of her forehead. This occurred approximately in February 2011. I am a medical professional and didn’t see need at the time to rush her to the ER, there were no visual signs of concussion or loss of consciousness, but to this day December 14, 2011, she still has a bluish/purple discoloration to her forehead, approximately 1 inch in diameter and located 1/4 inch above the bridge of her nose. It is most noticeable on cold days or if she has been crying or when her face turns flushed/red for any reason.

    Model

    Bumbo

    Serial number

    B043219

    Bought from

    Target, Minnesota

    Bought

    Oct 1, 2010, about then

    Where

    Houston, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Bumbo

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

34. No one hurt

    Made Dec 9, 2011 · , sent to the company Dec 19, 2011 · , published by CPSC Jan 4, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo Seat -Lime Green

    I had my 6 month old son sitting in his Bumbo Seat on the floor and he bent over and fell right out of it!I was sitting on the floor right next to him reading my 1yr old a book and it happened so fast. He did not get hurt just a little freaked out but i think that people should know that its not just on elevated surfaces it can happen when you are on the floor and sitting right there. I will not be using this product again for the safety of my son and i will be contacting the product maker and asking for my money back. This seat is unsafe for any baby and should not be sold to anyone. thank you for taking the time to read my incident/concern, [REDACTED]

    Serial number

    0982069

    Bought from

    Walmart, Michigan

    Bought

    Sep 8, 2011, about then

    Where

    Hastings, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Bumbo

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

35. Seen by a doctor or nurse

    Made Nov 29, 2011 · , sent to the company Dec 7, 2011 · , published by CPSC Dec 29, 2011

    The product, in the report: purple bumbo chair.

    I just noticed the recall on the bumbo chair while on my sisters facebook page. I wanted to write in with my own incident. Not only is the bumbo chair a hazard while on a table or counter top (which I never did), but my daughter fell out of one and received an injury while the bumbo was on the floor! She is 2 yrs old now, but when she was a baby and using the bumbo, I sat her in it on the bathroom floor while I was looking in the mirror and putting on makeup. She was able to arch her back and someone lean forward enough that she fell out and onto the ceramic tile floor of the bathroom, forehead/face first. She received a large bump and bruise on her forehead. I can send pictures if needed. I would recommend that the bumbo be used ONLY with the tray on it to possibly prevent a baby from being able to push forward and fall out.

    Bought from

    Target, Michigan

    Where

    Twin Lake, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo Baby Sitter Seats, made or sold by Bumbo

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Seen by Medical Professional

36. No one hurt

    Made Nov 23, 2011 · , sent to the company Dec 1, 2011 · , published by CPSC Dec 22, 2011

    The product, in the report: Bumbo baby seat, blue

    My 5-month-old son was sitting in his Bumbo infant seat when he arched his back and flipped out of it and onto the floor, hitting his head and landing on his back. He was not seriously injured in the incident, but it became evident that it is unsafe to leave a baby in the Bumbo seat without an adult hand on him or her at all times.

    Where

    Unspecified: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Bumbo

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Incident, No Injury

37. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Oct 11, 2011 · , sent to the company Dec 28, 2011 · , published by CPSC Jan 20, 2012

    The product, in the report: Bumbo Seat

    Caller beside her baby son who is 4 months old, 25 1/2” tall and weighs 14.9 lb while he was in seat.

    Baby was in bodysuit, not wearing long pants when caller looked over at him and saw that his leg was a purple. She took baby out of seat and began rubbing his leg to get color back in.

    She is reporting to alert public because she states that she was right there beside her baby and she realizes that some caregivers leave their children’s side while they are in the seats and she wants them to be aware of the danger to their babies.

    Bought from

    Bye Bye Baby, New York

    Bought

    Jul 15, 2008, about then

    Where

    Riverdale, New York: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Parent

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo Seat, made or sold by Bumbo

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

38. Emergency room

    Made Jun 21, 2011 · , published by CPSC Aug 10, 2011

    The product, in the report: Bumbo Seat

    The consumer says her son was on the seat on the dining room table. He was reaching over and fell off of the table. Consumer took son to the emergency room. She says the daycare her son attends also had two incidents of children falling off of the bumbo seat. The consumer says that both children at the daycare got skull fractures from the incident. Her son was not seriously injured. Consumer says that her son has a bruise on his forehead. The product is recalled under Release # 08-046. The consumer contacted the manufacturer who offered a refund.

    Bought from

    Babies R Us

    Bought

    Jan 15, 2010, about then

    Where

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo International, made or sold by Bumbo

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

39. Emergency room

    Made Jun 21, 2011 · , published by CPSC Jul 14, 2011

    The product, in the report: Bumbo Baby Seat

    My son was in his Bumbo chair and kicked back while in the chair and fell. He suffered a concusion and a fractured skull.

    Where

    Unspecified: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Male

    The reporter’s relation to them

    My Child

    As this report names them

    Brand Bumbo, made or sold by Bumbo

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

40. Emergency room

    Made May 14, 2011 · , published by CPSC Jun 7, 2011

    The product, in the report: bombu seat

    6 month old sustained skull fracture when fell out of bombu

    Where

    New York, New York: Home/Apartment/Condominium

    Who was involved

    Age 0, Female

    The reporter’s relation to them

    Unspecified

    As this report names them

    Brand bombu, made or sold by Bumbo

    How badly, in CPSC’s words

    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

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