Peloton is a well-known manufacturer of expensive treadmills, exercise bikes and other exercise equipment. In March of 2021, there was an accident where a six-year-old child died as a result of getting caught under the treadmill. At the time of the accident, the company said it was a one of a small handful of incidents that occurred where children were hurt and the Peloton Tread+ was involved.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) began an investigation after the accident. The CPSC reported that emergency rooms treated 22,500 treadmill injuries in 2019, and 2,000 of those were children under the age of eight years old. A total of seventeen deaths have been reported due to treadmill use between 2018 and 2020.

While continuing to investigate the safety of the Tread+, the CPSC issued a warning in April to consumers about the dangers associated with this particular piece of equipment as CPSC was aware of thirty-nine incidents of injury and one death. The CPSC stated that it believed that the equipment posed a significant safety threat to children who may become trapped, pinned and pulled under the rear roller of the product. Families with children were urged to quit using the machine. There are also reports of pets and objects being pulled under the machine as well, indicating that if a user loses his balance and falls, he could be injured as well.