Bunk Bed Adventures

Bunk beds are one furniture purchase the whole family usually agrees on. Parents love their space-saver convenience; kids love their versatility as a fort, pirate ship or tent. However, their stackable structure also makes them a potential hazard. Nearly 36,000 kids each year are treated for cuts, bruises, fractures and even brain trauma due to bunk bed-related accidents. Adults are, sometimes, victims as well.
If you have a bunk bed, make sure the guardrail is secure enough to prevent falls and the bed's supporting structures are properly secured with nuts and bolts or other fasteners. Even with a strong structure, make sure children play safe on and around the bed.
Berglund & Johnson has handled many bunk bed-related personal injury cases. One involved a young boy who suffered a severe cut to his face after a bunk bed frame weld failed and came apart. He required dozens of stitches and plastic surgery. He will have a scar for the rest of his life. Another involved a young adult woman who sustained serious brain damage after falling from a top bunk, which had no guardrails,
If you know someone who has suffered serious injury due to a defective bunk bed, contact Berglund & Johnson at 1-800-4-IF-HURT ; 1-800-443-4878 for a free consultation.