Mary Bowerman

USA TODAY Network

Ikea is reiterating safety warnings about securing furniture after a third child was crushed and killed by a chest of drawers.

Theodore “Ted” McGee, a 22-month-old from Minnesota, was killed when one of IKEA's Malm dressers fell on top of him in February. He was the third child killed in three years by an unsecured IKEA dresser.

"Upon being informed of this incident, we immediately reported it to the Agency and an investigation is taking place," IKEA spokeswoman Mona Liss said in a statement. "IKEA has been advised that the product was not attached to the wall, which is an integral part of the product’s assembly instructions."

Ted’s parents believed he was napping and did not hear the dresser fall, the family’s attorney, Alan Feldman, told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "They didn't hear Ted scream,” Feldman told the Inquirer.

The massive furniture retailer and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are currently investigating McGee’s death. Liss said the company continues to educate consumers on the importance of securing furniture that children may climb to the wall through the Secure It! campaign.

"The best way to prevent tip-over of chests of drawers is to attach products to the wall with the included restraints and hardware per the assembly instructions," Liss said. "IKEA has included restraints with our chest of drawers for decades, and wall attachment is an integral part of the assembly instructions."

In July, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced IKEA was issuing a repair program for 27 million chests and dressers that could tip over and crush children if they were not anchored to the wall. The repair program was issued after two children were crushed by IKEA drawer sets.

While the repair program was considered a recall, people did not return the products, but instead could order or pick up a wall anchoring kit free of charge.

Ikea recalls 27 million chests, dressers after two deaths

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a child is killed every two weeks by furniture or appliances that fall on him or her.

“Without commenting on any specific case, companies are now on notice that even if there has been a public announcement about a remedy to address a dangerous product, the company must take every possible step to prevent further harm," Elliot Kaye, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission chairman, said in a statement.

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