An urgent recall has been issued for kids bunk beds over fears they could collapse and potentially cause serious injury or even death.
Can wooden bunk beds collapse.
News 1 47 pm pdt october 14 2016 caitlin nolan.
There are fears the plastic brackets holding the beds.
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Make sure there are no missing pieces and everything is tightened sufficiently.
They said that it more than likely wont happen.
Antoinette roberts a mom of five knows firsthand how dangerous bunk beds can be.
Death by collapse of a top bunk on a bunk bed is impossible if a regular human being is on top even if they were morbidly obese.
Mom shares story of son s tragic bunk bed accident death as warning to parents.
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The support board and mattress on the model purchased by the sheilses rest on wooden ledges mounted on side rails.
You d need to have several tons of weight on the top.
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Her 2 year old son kindell died after getting stuck between the frame of the bed and the wall.
Imagine how much pieces of wood would have to be broken and how much screws would have to be loosened and etc for something like that to actually happen.
The bunk beds mattress support slats and side support railings can break posing a risk of the bunk bed collapsing and a fall hazard to consumers.
Noone said that it wont happen.
Can the bunk bed collapse.
If it s not assembled properly yes it can collapse.
The recalled bunk beds do not comply with federal safety standards and have wooden side slat supports that can separate from the bed frame causing the upper bunk to collapse.
If one side of the support board is pushed up from below the other side and the.