Yes, on May 24th, 217, Yusef Doudic, a 2-year-old boy from American state, was crushed to death by a falling Malm series chest of drawers while sleeping at home. Subsequently, his parents took IKEA to court, accusing the company of knowing that the chest of drawers was in danger of tipping over and had caused many cases of child injuries and even deaths, but did not remind consumers.

this is not the first time that IKEA has compensated for the damage caused by its "defective chest of drawers". From 2 to 213, there were 43 cases of furniture collapse and death in the United States, 87% of which were children under 1 years old, and most of them were caused by furniture with drawers. In a settlement in 216, IKEA agreed to compensate the families of three American children who were killed by the "problem chest of drawers" for a total of 5 million US dollars (about 348 million yuan).

It is reported that in June 216, IKEA announced the recall of 35 million pieces of Malm series lockers and dressing tables in North America, but this recall did not involve China. After an interview with the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China, IKEA announced the recall of 1.66 million series of chests of drawers such as Malm sold in the China market from 1999 to 216.

All chests of drawers should be fixed on the wall

No matter at home or in public places, the best way to eliminate the hidden danger of toppling cabinets is to fix them. Although many bedside tables (actually small double drawers) are short, they are not easy to fall over. When the height of the cabinet is high, the opened drawer is like a lever. If one end is slightly forced and the center of gravity of the cabinet deviates from the supporting surface, the whole cabinet may be pried.

In addition, some cabinets are light in weight. For example, many furniture in IKEA are made of pine or low-density particleboard. Pine is a kind of light wood, and the same volume of pine is about two-thirds of the same volume of oak, so the cabinets can't stand dumping.

relevant technical data show that if the weight of the cabinet is relatively light, when all movable drawers are opened, when a force of 2% of the total mass is vertically applied on the central axis of the first drawer panel, the cabinet may tip over.

In fact, the root cause of the danger is this common but neglected detail-furniture is not fixed on the wall, and it is not limited to Malm of IKEA, a large number of drawers on sale, light bookcases, decorative cabinets, and even traditional Chinese Duobaoge, etc. As long as the quality is insufficient and the design structure is very convenient for unreasonable children to climb, there is a hidden danger of dumping. It is recommended that all cabinets with children be installed as much as possible.