Children’s Dressers Recalled Over Tipping Deaths
Two furniture suppliers have voluntarily recalled thousands of children’s dressers due to a potential tipping hazard linked to several deaths. Three toddlers died after dressers tipped over on them, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The CPSC says the dressers pose a risk of entrapment and serious injury if a young child climbs up the open drawers. When the dresser’s drawers are pulled all the way out and the additional weight of a young child is applied, it alters the dresser's center of gravity and could cause it to tip over. A child might be injured or