Two styles of boat-shaped beds with built-in toy chests have been recalled after the death of a 22-month-old California boy.
The boy was strangled when the lid of the toy chest fell on the back of his neck, trapping him on the edge of the chest.
The LaJolla boat bed (right), in which the boy was killed, and the Caribbean twin trundle bed (below left) were sold at Costco, Costco.com and furniture retail stores in the US from January 2006 to May of this year for between $700 and $1,400. The recall involves 9,350 beds.
In the recall notice, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said the beds - made for Bayside Furnishings of San Diego and manufactured in China - posed a hazard because the lid supports fail to prevent the lid from closing too quickly.
The already assembled toy chests are designed in the shape of a ship or boat’s bow and attached to the beds as a foot board. The LaJolla boat bed toy chest has a hardwood top and white wood base with a blue stripe. The Pirates boat bed toy chest has a hardwood top, wheel shape and brown wood base with decorative carvings.
Two styles of boat-shaped beds with built-in toy chests have been recalled after the death of a 22-month-old California boy.
The already assembled toy chests are designed in the shape of a ship or boat’s bow and attached to the beds as a foot board. The LaJolla boat bed toy chest has a hardwood top and white wood base with a blue stripe. The Pirates boat bed toy chest has a hardwood top, wheel shape and brown wood base with decorative carvings.