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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

The end structure of the bunk bed can pose an entrapment hazard to young children, a violation of the Safety Standard for Entrapment Hazards in Bunk Beds, 16 C.F.R. Part 1513. Children can get their necks caught in the opening between the post and the decorative molding.

Fresh Express is voluntarily recalling 2,825 cases of Veggie Lovers Salad with a Product Code of I208 and Use-by Date of August 10, 2010 out of an abundance of caution due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes. No other Fresh Express salads are included in the recall. No illnesses have been reported in association with the recall.

Retailers and consumers should discard the product.

Middleton authorities are reporting seven youngsters were injured, one seriously, when a 15-year-old girl lost control of a utility vehicle she was driving, throwing all of the occupants off the vehicle.

According to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened in the town of Middleton Monday night. According to authorities, the crash occurred when the driver hit a patch of gravel on the road and lost control, overturning and throwing everyone off the vehicle.

The driver was the most seriously injured, and was transported to UW Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to the crash report.

The six passengers, who ranged in age from 10 to 16, all suffered minor injuries.

Dr. Alex Marti, father of 12-year-old Teagan Marti, says his daughter is lucky to be alive after falling 100 feet from a thrill ride at Extreme World in Wisconsin Dells.

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Lake Delton Police released a statement saying the the 12-year-old girl who was hurt at Extreme World in Wisconsin Dells Friday morning was injured because of an employee error.

According to police, Teagan Marti, of Parkland, Fla., was dropped from a height of 100 feet and not the required distance of 140 feet. Riders are supposed to be dropped from 140 feet into a net 100 feet below the bottom of the platform. The net is 40 feet off the ground.

However, when Ms. Marti was released, she was only 100 feet up, and the net was fully on the ground.

According to an article published in the Wisconsin State Journal, the ride attendant at the top of the release platform is supposed to look down at the ground, inspect the drop area for any problems and then look down at the ground attendant for an exchange of arm signals to indicate the release platform and landing net are at the proper height, the release said.

Police were able to use several video recordings of the fall as part of their investigation.

The case is being referred to the Sauk County District Attorney for possible criminal charges.

The following is an article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wisconsin Dells – A 12-year-old girl was injured Friday when safety nets for a thrill ride at Extreme World failed to completely break her 40-foot free-fall and she struck the ground.

Lake Delton Police Chief Thomas Dorner said the victim lives out of state. He said a preliminary investigation determined that the girl was released during her free fall, but that the net mechanism that was supposed to catch her and break her fall was not high enough above the ground.

The accident occurred shortly before noon. Police and emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene. The girl was treated at the scene and then taken by University of Wisconsin Med Flight helicopter to the University of Wisconsin Hospital.

A hospital spokeswoman said the hospital’s Med Flight was called to respond, and returned with one patient. She would not release any further details.

The company shut down the popular ride after the accident.

The ride, Terminal Velocity, is described as an “unattached, controlled free fall.” Extreme World Owner Bill Anderson said it is the first accident in the ride’s eight-year history.

An Extreme World employee read a statement saying the company would cooperate with the police investigation, and its employees “are praying for the girl and her family.”

In addition to Lake Delton police, the state Department of Commerce’s Safety and Buildings Division/Amusements section and the Sauk County Sheriff’s Dept. are investigating the accident.

The Wisconsin State Patrol announced yesterday that more motorists than ever before are wearing seat belts.

According to the State Patrol, seat belt use increased by 6 percent to 79% in the latest survey.

That means four out of five drivers and passengers are taking the simple step of strapping on a seat belt. The higher compliance will save lives, misery and health care costs.

Despite the increase of seat belt use, Wisconsin is still below the national average for buckling up.

Neighboring states have much higher usage rates. Michigan has the highest seat-belt compliance rate in the nation at 98 percent. Iowa is at 93 percent, Illinois at 91 percent, and Minnesota at 90 percent.

The following is from the website of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Baby Matters LLC, of Berwyn, Pa., is announcing the voluntary recall of 30,000 Nap Nanny® portable baby recliners. CPSC is investigating a report of a 4-month-old girl from Royal Oak, Mich. who died in a Nap Nanny® that was being used in a crib. According to preliminary reports, the infant was in her harness and found hanging over the side of the product, caught between the Nap Nanny® and the crib bumper.

CPSC and Baby Matters are aware of one other incident in which an infant became entrapped when the Nap Nanny was used in a crib, contrary to the product instructions. In that incident, the infant fell over the side of the Nap Nanny®, despite being harnessed in, and was caught between the baby recliner and the side of the crib. The infant sustained a cut to the forehead.

CPSC and the firm have received 22 reports of infants, primarily younger than 5-months-old, hanging or falling out over the side of the Nap Nanny® despite most of the infants being placed in the harness. One infant received a bruise as a result of hanging over the side of the product.

Infants can partially fall or hang over the side of the Nap Nanny® even while the harness is in use. This situation can be worse if the Velcro™ straps, located inside the Nap Nanny® cover are not properly attached to the “D”-rings located on the foam, or if consumers are using the first generation model Nap Nanny® that was sold without “D”-rings.

In addition, if the Nap Nanny® is placed inside a crib, play yard or other confined area, which is not a recommended use, the infant can fall or hang over of the side of the Nap Nanny® and become entrapped between the crib side and the Nap Nanny® and suffocate.

Likewise, if the Nap Nanny® is placed on a table, countertop, or other elevated surface and a child falls over the side, it poses a risk of serious head injury. Consumers should always use the Nap Nanny® on the floor away from any other products.

The Nap Nanny® is a portable recliner designed for sleeping, resting and playing. The recliner includes a foam base with an inclined indentation for the infant to sit in and a fitted fabric cover and a three point harness. The first generation model of the Nap Nanny® can be identified by the absence of “D”-rings in the foam base. In second generation models, the harness system has “D”-rings in the foam base and Velcro™ straps inside the fitted fabric cover.

The recalled Nap Nannys® were sold at toy and children’s retail stores nationwide and online, including at www.napnanny.com, from January 2009 through July 2010 for about $130.

The recalled product was manufactured in the United States and China.

The Wisconsin State Journal identified the worst intersection in the city today.

The worst intersection for crashes in Madison in 2009 was West Badger Road and South Park Street with 18 incidents, city traffic officials reported Monday.

The second most dangerous intersection was Commercial Avenue and North Thompson Drive, followed by a three-way tie: South Midvale Boulevard and Mineral Point Road, Portage and Thierer roads and South Blair Street and John Nolen Drive.

City Traffic Engineer David Dryer said each crash was mapped and diagrammed using global positioning software.

Countryside Nursing Home in Jefferson has been renamed Alden Estates of Countryside Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.

Chicago-based Alden Management Services assumed ownership of the home July 1. The nursing home, at 130 Collins Road, had been owned by Jefferson County since 1856, but voters in September overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to boost the county tax levy by $1.9 million for four straight years to help fund the 120-bed facility, constructed in 2003. The Jefferson County Board agreed to sell the nursing home to Alden in February for about $8 million.

Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare website gave the facility 1-star rating. The one-star rating is defined as “Much Below Average.”