One of the Ikea Malm drawer pieces. Picture: Ikea

All three fatal tipping incidents involved furniture from Ikea’s popular Malm range of drawers and wardrobes, which are available in Australia The Sun reported.

In the latest tragedy 22-month-old Ted McGee managed to tip a wooden dresser on himself in Philadelphia, US.

One of Ikea’s Malm drawer pieces. Picture: IkeaSource:Supplied

His mum Janet said she put him down for a nap and was checking on him every 20 minutes until she found his bed empty and assumed he was hiding — but then found him under the chest of six drawers.

Ikea said the chest was not fixed to the wall and issued another safety warning to parents following two similar accidents also in the US in the past two years.

In February 2014 a two-year-old boy from Pennsylvania died when a Malm chest fell on him and pinned him to a bed.

Three months later a 23-month-old child from Washington was killed when a three-drawer Malm chest tipped over.

Part of Ikea’s assembly instructions for the Malm darwers which advises and details how to screw the furniture into the wall. Picture: Ikea

The drawer retails for $279 in Australia and parents have been urged to make sure they use the wall restraints that come with the flat-pack furniture.

The Swedish chain said: “We at Ikea offer our deepest condolences to the McGee family.

“We believe children are the most important people in the world and the safety of our products is our highest priority.”

“Upon being informed of this incident Ikea US immediately reported it to the authorities and an investigation is taking place.

“We wish to emphasise that 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.

“Ikea has included restraints with our chest of drawers for decades, and wall attachment is an integral part of the assembly instructions.”