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CriticalCPSC·93036·Announced 1993-01-11

CPSC Warns About Aaron Furniture Bunk Beds Linked to Infant Death

CPSC issued a warning for Aaron Furniture bunk beds sold in 1985-1986 due to design flaws that contributed to an infant's death.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the bunk beds have been implicated in the death of an eight-month-old boy, which meets the rubric criterion for a Critical severity score due to known fatalities.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning regarding bunk beds sold in 1985 and 1986 by Aaron Furniture and Mattress Company of Oakland, California. These beds, manufactured by Pacific Cascade Distributing, are made of darkly stained pine with a built-in ladder and specific dimensions of 80 inches long, 60 inches high, and 44 inches wide.

The warning follows the death of an eight-month-old boy in Oakland who became trapped between the mattress and the headboard. CPSC identified that the beds have excessive space between guard rails and side rails, as well as between the mattress and head or footboards. Additionally, the beds lack required mattress supports, adequate cautionary labeling, and instruction manuals as defined by a voluntary industry standard.

Consumers who purchased these beds from Aaron Furniture and Mattress Company during 1985 and 1986, or those unsure of the purchase location, should verify that the mattress fits snugly in the frame. There should be no more than 1-1/2 inches of space between the mattress edge and the frame edge when the mattress is pushed against a corner.

The recalled product

Product
Aaron Furniture and Mattress Company bunk beds
Manufacturer
Aaron Furniture and Mattress
Category
Consumer Product — Furniture
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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