On (b)(6) 2018 dealer (b)(6) stated that the mother was pushing her daughter in the chair when the incident occurred.Her daughter actually cannot self-propel.(b)(6) stated that they live in a rural area in (b)(6) and when they came across a gravel area, the smaller wheels on the front got caught in the gravel causing the chair to tip forward.The end user did have her lap belt on at the time.The chair did tip over forward completely landing on top of the end user and she broke her leg.It is stated on page 6, section j: terrain of the quickie iris owner's manual the following: point 2: your chair is designed for use on firm, even surfaces such as concrete, asphalt, indoor flooring and carpets.Point 3: do not operate your chair in sand, loose soil, or over rocky terrain.Page 7, section c: obstacles of the owner's manual states the following: riding over curbs or obstacles can cause tipping and serious bodily harm.Per (b)(6) , the end user was treated for the broken leg and he is now looking into possibly making some adjustments to improve the center of gravity and maybe adding larger front wheels.There were no allegations of malfunction or defect made against the subject wheelchair.No further investigation will be performed by sunrise medical.
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