Child's Entrapment Death Prompts Big Lots Recall of Metal Futon Bunk Beds
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2011-06-16 · 11250
Hazards
Children behind the futon or in the ladder area of the bunk bed can get entrapped when the futon and its metal frame are lowered from the seated to the flat position. Also, the space between the last rung on the bunk bed's ladder and the futon mattress is too small, which can allow a child's body to pass through, but not the head, posing a head and neck entrapment hazard.
Recall
Number
11250
Date
2011-06-16
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Metal Futon Bunk Beds
Companies
Retailer(s)
Exclusively at Big Lots stores nationwide from January 2009 through April 2010 for about $200.
Distributor(s)
Big Lots, of Columbus, Ohio
Country of manufacture
China
Description
The recall involves metal futon bunk beds with model number BFB1008 located on a label on the upper bunk support rail. The metal futon bunk beds have an upper bunk designed to hold a twin mattress. The bottom bunks have a convertible futon bed.