Is your child safe around unsecured furniture?
July 28, 2016
Prevent an Unsecured Furniture Injury
Over the weekend, Gary Jodat witnessed an accident happen to his 4 year-old son that could have been prevented. After pulling out the dresser drawers, Gary’s son Jack decided he wanted to climb up them. The dresser came down onto Jack, injuring his shoulder. Jack is now recovered and safe, but it could have been much worse. Gary wants you to know what to look out for to protect your children.
The problem with children around furniture is that not everyone checks the safety and security of their furniture with their children in mind. Falling dressers and/or televisions that cause injury or death is rare, yet it occurs on a weekly basis in the United States. If the dresser or other large, heavy furniture is secured to the wall, then there will be a much higher chance of the child being safe when playing around, near, or touching the dresser.
Recently, home furnishing giant Ikea announced a recall of 29 million dressers due to the deaths of 6 children. There is a real danger with a child and an unsecured furniture injury.
In this video, Gary Jodat discusses what to watch out for and make sure, as well as the liability of other examples of this accident; For instance, the Ikea dresser recalls.
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