米ペロトンのランニングマシン使用中止を 当局警告　子ども死亡事故で

【ＡＦＰ＝時事】米消費者製品安全委員会（ＣＰＳＣ）は１７日、フィットネス事業を展開する米ペロトン製のランニングマシンについて、子どもやペットのいる家庭に使用をやめるよう警告した。ＣＰＳＣは同社製マシンが、１件の死亡事故と複数のけがと関連があると指摘した。（写真は資料写真）
　ＣＰＳＣは、同社製ランニングマシン「トレッド＋」が、子どもにすり傷や骨折などの深刻な危険をもたらし、子どもが死に至る危険もあるとの緊急警告を発表した。ＣＰＳＣによると、同マシンに関連した事故はこれまで３９件起き、子どもがマシンの下部に「挟まれ、動けなくなり、巻き込まれたとの複数の報告」があった。ペットがマシン下部に巻き込まれたとの報告も１件あった。
　一方、ペロトン側はこれに反発。ＣＰＳＣの警告は「不正確で誤解を招く」とする声明を発表した。ペロトンは「トレッド＋」を使っていた子どもが死亡した３月の事故や、子どもが脳に損傷を受けた事故に言及する一方、安全上の注意事項が守られていれば、マシンの使用を中止する理由はないと明言した。
　ニューヨークを拠点とし、自宅用フィットネスバイクで知られるペロトンのフィットネス機器の売り上げは、新型コロナウイルスの流行によるジムの閉鎖を受けて急増した。同社は「トレッド＋」を約４３００ドル（約４７万円）から販売している。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2021/04/19-16:06）

A US federal agency has urged people with children and pets at home to stop using a treadmill made by Peloton, citing injuries and one death linked to the machines.
In an urgent warning, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said Saturday that the Tread+ treadmill poses serious risks to children, including abrasions, fractures and even death.
The regulator said it was aware of 39 incidents involving the treadmill, including multiple reports of children becoming entrapped, pinned, and pulled beneath the roller. One pet was also reportedly sucked under the machine.
A video uploaded by the CPSC to YouTube showed a small child become trapped head-first under a running treadmill before eventually wriggling free.
In its own statement, New York-based Peloton called the safety commission's warning inaccurate and misleading.
While it acknowledged that one child had died in March while using the Tread+ and that another had suffered a brain injury, the company said there was no reason to stop using the machine so long as safety instructions were followed.
Peloton said that its members had been reminded that children, pets, and objects should be kept clear of the Tread+ at all times. The company also advised storing the safety key out of children's reach.
According to the safety commission, in at least one incident a child was injured while a parent was running on the treadmill suggesting that the hazard cannot be avoided simply by locking the device when not in use.
For those who continue to use the Tread+, the commission advised keeping the machine in a locked room to prevent children or pets from accessing it at any time.
The CPSC and the fitness company appear to be at loggerheads over what to do with the Tread+.
According to the Washington Post, the company has not initiated a product recall to repair or replace it, as desired by the commission.
Peloton, primarily known for its stationary exercise bike, sells the Tread+ treadmill for upwards of $4,300.
Sales of Peloton equipment have soared during the pandemic as people seek to maintain a fitness regimen in the absence of an open gym.