CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT
The elevator can operate while the gate door is open, posing a crushing hazard.
Child’s Catastrophic Brain Injury Prompts Recall of Residential Elevators Sold Exclusively by Coastal Carolina Elevators Due to Crushing Hazard
This recall involves Elmira Hydraulic residential hydraulic elevators. The elevators were installed in homes with multiple floors. They have a manual accordion-style car gate door with vinyl laminate inserts and a control panel with up and down buttons, light switch, telephone, emergency stop button and power failure light. "Cambridge Elevating" is printed on the elevator's push button panel.
Required Consumer Action
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled elevators and contact Coastal Carolina Elevator for a free repair.
Contact Information
Coastal Carolina Elevators collect at (843) 399-6545 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or at www.coastalcarolinaelevators.com and click on the Recall tab at the top of the page (effective April 6, 2015).
Recall Details
Sold At
Coastal Carolina Elevators through residential contractors and home builders, including DRHorton, in South Carolina from January 2006 through December 2009 for between $16,000 and $25,000.
Injuries
Coastal Carolina Elevators has received three reports of incidents with the elevators, including one injury that resulted in a catastrophic brain injury to a 10-year-old boy from Baltimore, Md.
Manufacturer
Cambridge Elevating, of Canada
Remedy
Repair
Recall Number
15102
Product Information
Product Name
Residential hydraulic elevators
Product Type
Elevators
Number of Units
About 240
Manufacturer Name
Cambridge Elevating, of Canada
Distributed By
Coastal Carolina Elevators LLC, formerly Seaside Elevator LLC, of Little River, S.C.
Manufactured In
Canada