The United States Consumer Products Safety Commission maintains a database of incidents involving consumer products. One incident that occurred on February 3rd, 2021 is particularly noteworthy – especially for parents of young children. On this date, a father reportedly found his 3 year old child trapped beneath the Tread+. He was not breathing and appeared lifeless. Fortunately, he was able to be resuscitated, but the prolonged period without oxygen led to permanent brain injury. On March 17th, the company filed with the commission stating that the child was expected to make a full recovery. 

Notably, the dangers of treadmills to children are hardly confined to Peloton’s Tread+. The CPSC added that in 2019, there were a total of 22,500 injured caused by Treadmills in the United States, with approximately 10% occurring in children under the age of 8. When considering all exercise equipment related injuries in 2019 – there were a total of 68,000 emergency room visits.