- Federal regulators are urging Peloton to recall its Tread + machine after reports of injuries, reports The Washington Post.
- “It does not happen with other careers,” one official told The Post.
- The company resisted the request, saying that the device is safe if used properly.
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Federal regulators are putting pressure on fitness company Peloton to do a $ 4,295 treadmill safety recall after a child was killed and dozens more injured with the machine, The Washington Post reported Friday.
The Peloton Tread + was offered for sale earlier this year and promises to offer runners the same ‘private fitness studio’ experience that users of his indoor bike enjoy.
According to The Post, the Consumer Product Safety Commission this week sent an administrative summons to Peloton asking him to ‘provide the name of the child who died and the contact details of the family so that regulators can investigate what went wrong ‘.
Regulators are concerned about reports of people sustaining head injuries and broken legs after being pulled under the machine. The commission is expected to issue a warning on the product.
Jessica Kleiman, a Peloton spokeswoman, asked for an answer, saying the company was “disappointed because CPSC misrepresented the situation.”
“The Peleton Tread + is safe to use at home when used as directed and in accordance with our warnings and safety instructions,” she said.
However, regulators do not agree. They describe the injuries reported as extremely unusual.
“It does not happen with other careers,” one official told The Post.
In March, Peloton CEO John Foley sent an email to owners of the Tread + informing them of a ‘tragic accident involving a child’ and the machine, resulting in an unimaginable death. resulted in. ‘
To prevent such accidents in the future, he recommended that adults remove the safety key after use, which would prevent the machine from working.
“While we are aware of only a small handful of incidents involving the Tread +, where children have been injured, each of us is devastating in Peloton, and our hearts go out to the families involved,” Foley said.
In one such incident posted on the safety commission’s website, it is said that a three-year-old boy was trapped under the machine and was not breathing. “He was found to have tread marks on his back that matched the slats of the treadmill,” the report said. He “now has a significant brain injury.”
On Peloton’s website, most judges are satisfied with their new training equipment. However, one user described the product as ‘extremely dangerous’, claiming that the belt of the machine ‘suddenly started to stop’ during training sessions.
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