Exercise equipment retailer Peloton on Thursday announced a child had died after an accident involving its Tread+ workout machine.
The company’s CEO John Foley advised owners of the device, a treadmill with a rotating screen for both running and stagnant activity, to “stay safe with Peloton products” and “keep children and pets away” from the Tread+. A “small handful of incidents” have so far occurred involving children, he added.
“I’m reaching out to you today because I recently learned about a tragic accident involving a child and the Tread+, resulting in, unthinkably, a death,” Foley wrote. “While we are aware of only a small handful of incidents involving the Tread+ where children have been hurt, each one is devastating to all of us at Peloton, and our hearts go out to the families involved.”
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“We are always looking for new ways to ensure that you have the best experience with our products, and we are currently assessing ways to reinforce our warnings about these critical safety precautions to hopefully prevent future accidents,” he wrote.
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In October 2020, Peloton issued a voluntary recall of 54,000 of its “Clip-In Pedals” that paired with the company’s exercise bike. It was found that the accessories “can break unexpectedly during use, causing laceration injuries,” the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission wrote at the time.
