SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Explosion / rupture

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20190610-2658B-2147380492. Severity: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received. Product: Parent's Choice 570467252 (Parent's Choice Glass Bottles: Parent's Choice Glass Baby Bottle with Silicone Sleeve, 9 oz, 3 Count Walmart # 570467252). Incident: My 8-month old son was holding a glass bottle (Parent's Choice brand) on Thursday, June 6, 2019 and the bottle exploded/shattered and cut his hands within seconds of it being given to him. I purchased a 3-pack of the Parent's Choice bottles a couple weeks ago, and one of the bottles exploded/shattered while sitting in a drying rack on the counter after being washed by hand (it was after a 1-time use). My sister-in-law purchased a second box from Wal-Mart the following week (week of June 3, 2019), and while making a bottle for my son the new bottle broke. In a rush to feed my hungry crying son, she had no choice but to make another bottle (those were the only bottles she had) with the thought of what are the chances of it happening again. This ultimately was the bottle that cut his fingers. He was bleeding uncontrollably and EMS was called to rush him to the hospital. He was examined at the hospital for nerve damage to his hands. The potential for aspiration of a piece of glass by an 8-month-old baby's was the largest worry, and had me and his Auntie visibly upset. Thankfully, by the grace of God, my baby was cleared to go home several hours later, but keep in mind the alternative that could happen to another mother's baby. Between the two boxes (3-packs) we had half the bottles explode having never been used. I reported this to the store the day of the incident, and asked that the product be removed from the shelves, but looked today, June 10, 2019 and saw the bottles being advertised for sale on-line. After this incident, I checked the on-line reviews, and saw a woman post