Awful truth: skateboard ramps recalled after report of injury. (On Board).Washington AP - A Toronto company is recalling about 88,000 plastic skateboard ramps because they can crack and cause riders to fall. A boy riding a scooter scooter: see motorcycle. on one of the ramps from Gen-X Sports Inc broke his collarbone col·lar·bone n. See clavicle. when the ramp cracked and he fell, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday. The black ramps were sold from March to September 2002 for between $20 and $40, mostly in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. at Kmart, Academy Sports & Outdoors; The recalled ramps--the Rage SSD See solid state disk. (model 310937) and Skate Attack SSD (model 312912)--are 39-inches long, 28-inches wide and up to 12-inches high. The government advises consumers to stop using the ramps and contact the company at 1.866.846.4369 between 8:30 am. and 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, to receive a refund. SFGate.com |
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