SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Structural / mechanical failure

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20171124-4AD6F-2147395144. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Graco DuetSoothe Swing and Rocker - Model 1893776. Source model text: BLOSSOM /1812897 JJ. Incident: I am writing to inform you of an incident that occurred 11/23/2017 while my 18 month old daughter was sitting in a Graco Blossom High Chair (Model 1812897, Made 2013/03/09). She was sitting in the chair, and was strapped in and had the table in place. While I was feeding her, she leaned back and the entire top half of the high chair came off of the base, causing her to fall backwards on the tile floor. Being that this occurred on Thanksgiving, several other family members observed her falling. We checked her for injuries, and it appears that the back of the chair broke her fall, but only barely. We were very lucky that she was not seriously hurt or killed by this incident. It appears that what caused this incident is that the tabs on either side that hold the chair assembly to the base were aligned with the top holes on the stand and became loose. When I looked at the manual for the high chair, no where does it state how to secure the top part of the chair into the base, nor does it call out any warnings related to this item. I have also informed Graco of this incident.