Manufacturer Of Trampolines Agrees To Pay Government A $105,000 Civil Penalty

It has been reported that A Missouri-based manufacturer of trampolines has agreed to pay the government a $105,000 civil penalty.

The penalty settles allegations that Stamina Products, of Springfield, Mo., failed to report in a timely manner injuries from defective mini-trampolines.

In April 2006, CPSC and Stamina Products announced the recall of about 668,000 mini-trampolines.

Between April 2002 and June 2005, Stamina Products apparently received eight reports from customers who said that the trampoline sprang back during the folding and unfolding process causing injury’s and its said that Stamina Products failed to report these incidents to the CPSC in a timely manner.

CPSC was finally informed of the incidents in July 2005.

It’s said that The Federal law requires firms to report to CPSC within 24 hours after obtaining information that a product contains a defect which could create a substantial product hazard, or creates an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death.

In agreeing to settle the matter, Stamina Products denies that it violated federal law.

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