NATIONWIDE (WOWO): South Shore Furniture has recalled a chest of drawers after a fatality due to tip-over and entrapment hazards.
A two-year-old was killed in an incident involving an empty 3-drawer chest, and another child suffered bruises on his leg and scratches.
The chests with the following model numbers and colors are in the recall:
- 3046033 Royal Cherry
- 3070033 Black
- 3070223 Black
- 3159033 Chocolate
- 3159223 Chocolate
- 3050033 White
- 3050223 White
- 3113033 Natural Maple
- 10430 Soft Gray
- 10433 Gray Oak
- 10680 Country Pine
- 10682 Rustic Oak
Also, chests with model numbers listed above that end in A, B, C, D or E are included in the recall.
The chests were sold online at Walmart.com, Amazon.com, Target.com and other retailers from October 2009 through July 2018.
If you have any of the chests that are not anchored to the wall, place it in an area that children cannot access.
You can contact South Shore for a full refund with free pick-up, remove the drawer slides from one side of the chest and receive packaging to mail the slides for a full refund, or receive a free tip-over restraint kit.
