April 7, 1997
Manufacturers Announce Recall of Wooden and Metal Bunk Beds

Five bunk bed manufacturers are recalling approximately 3,100 wooden and metal bunk beds. The bunk beds have openings on the top bunk that present a potential entrapment hazard to young children. The spaces can be large enough for a child's body to pass through, but small enough to entrap a child's head.

Since November 1994, 31 manufacturers have announced recalls of more than 511,400 wooden bunk beds with similar entrapment hazards. In response to this action, the manufacturers participating in this recall have also identified wooden and metal bunk beds with similar entrapment hazards. Since 1990, 34 children have died from becoming caught in spaces in the top of wooden bunk beds. Thirty-three of those children were 3 years old or younger. In addition, four children have died from becoming caught in spaces in the top of metal bunk beds. All four children were 2 years old or younger.

The manufacturers listed below are participating in this recall to improve the safety of these beds and to meet the requirements of the voluntary standard. Consumers should stop using the recalled beds immediately and call the company or contact the retailer for a replacement guardrail, retrofit kit, or instructions to help eliminate the potential entrapment hazard.

Company                                                           Model(s)                                      Distributed                                 Locations

Acme Trading Corp.                                         2441                                              July 1996 -                                  CA, CO, IL,
Vernon, CA                                                        Metal Bunk Beds                       January 1997                              NE, OK, OR,
(213) 623-0000                                                                                                                                                               TX

Chicken & Egg Furniture                               Horizontal and Spindle                1987 - 1997                                  CA, CO, ID,
Seattle, WA                                                      Rung Blakely                                                                                      IL, MN, MT,
(206) 623-6144                                                  Wooden Bunk Beds                                                                          NV, OR, WA, WI

IEM Furniture                                                  2155B, 2155G, 2155W,                  1994 - 1996                                  CA, NV, OR,
City of Commerce, CA                                    2153B, 2153G, 2153W                                                                        WA
(213) 888-1688                                                  Metal Bunk Beds

Lewis Furniture Mfg. Co.                               202                                                  1989-                                             GA, SC
Williamston, SC                                               Wooden Bunk Beds                     January 1997
(864) 847-4281

Silver Eagle Corp.                                           Loft-1, CBD-Bunk-TT,                   1995 - 1997                                  CA, NV, OR,
Sacramento, CA                                              CSH-Bunk-TT, RBD-Loft,                                                                  WA
(916) 925-6099                                                  REC-Bunk-TT
                                                                           Wooden Bunk/Loft Beds
                                                                           when used in a bunk bed
                                                                           configuration