Product Recall Number: 95-021
Why was Wooden bunk beds recalled?
A two-year-old child died in Lake Worth, Fla., when his head got caught between the mattress and the guardrail of the bed. The space between the mattress frame and guard rail was large enough for the child's body to pass through but small enough to catch the child's head.
Product Recall Number: 95-021
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 1994-11-02
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Wooden bunk beds
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, El Rancho Furniture of Lutts, Tenn., now owned by Seffi Industries Inc. of Charlotte, N.C., is recalling approximately 10,000-14,000 wooden bunk beds after a two-year-old child died in Lake Worth, Fla., when his head got caught between the mattress and the guardrail of the bed. The space between the mattress frame and guard rail was large enough for the child's body to pass through but small enough to catch the child's head. The wooden bunk beds can be identified by a caution label located on the inside frame of the bottom bunk. The label identifies El Rancho Furniture or Seffi Industries as the manufacturer of the bed. The beds have twin-size mattress supports on both the top and bottom bunks and are constructed of pine wood. The beds were sold for about $199.00 each at furniture retail stores between May 1990 through October 12, 1994. Children should discontinue using the beds immediately. The firm is out of business. Discard or destroy these beds immediately. The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) voluntary standard for bunk beds requires that spaces between the guardrail and bed frame without the mattress measure less than 3 1/2 inches. CPSC is currently looking at other beds in the marketplace to determine whether there is conformance with that voluntary standard and if other beds present a risk of injury or death.
Hazard Description: A two-year-old child died in Lake Worth, Fla., when his head got caught between the mattress and the guardrail of the bed. The space between the mattress frame and guard rail was large enough for the child's body to pass through but small enough to catch the child's head.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Dispose, No Remedy Available
Units: Approximately 10,000-14,000
Incidents: None Listed
Remedy: Children should discontinue using the beds immediately. The firm is out of business. Discard or destroy these beds immediately.
Sold At: None Listed
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: El Rancho Furniture of Lutts, Tenn., or Seffi Industries Inc. of Charlotte, N.C.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: None Listed
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed