WASHINGTON — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday issued a recall of 350,000 woven storage trunks sold at Target stores because the lid can drop suddenly when released, posing a strangulation hazard to small children opening or reaching into the trunks.

It's the same type of storage trunk involved in the case of Camryn Surman of Cranberry Township. Camryn, who was 18-months-old at the time of the accident in 2009, suffered a severe anoxic brain injury when her oxygen supply was cut off. She has significant physical and cognitive impairments. The Cranberry girl, now 2, requires around-the-clock care.

According to the safety commission, it received two reports of injuries that occurred when the storage trunks' lids suddenly closed on children, including Camryn Surman's report.

The recall involves 14 models of the trunks made of woven rattan, abaca or banana leaf with standard hinges. They measure more than 1.1 feet in length, width and depth and are brown or natural color. The trunks were sold exclusively by Target from February 2009 through April 2010 for $50 to $130. They were made in China and the Philippines.

The safety commission advises that consumers immediately stop using the trunks and return them to any Target for a full refund or replacement product. For additional information, contact Target at 1-800-440-0680 or visit the company's website at www.target.com.

Camryn's parents Eric and Laura Surman filed the lawsuit on behalf on their daughter in March in Allegheny County Court against the Minneapolis-based department store chain.

The Surman suit alleges Target was aware that industry and government sources, including the safety commission, had reported at least 45 children died and others suffered serious brain damage as a result of the toy trunk lids falling on the heads or necks of children, leading to suffocation or brain injuries.

The suit contends the toy trunk did not meet the safety commission's recommendations or industry standards for storage containers, which must be sold with a lid-support mechanism that prevents the lid from collapsing, and that if the product doesn't have the lid-support mechanism, the storage chest should contain a permanent label on the inside of the lid stating, "Warning — This chest is not intended or suitable for a toy chest" and also include the wording, "risk of child suffocation."

The lawsuit seeks monetary damages to cover Camryn's medical expenses and the family's pain and suffering.

The couple also is asking for punitive damages against Target for "outrageous behavior undertaken with reckless disregard for the safety of children." The Surmans' civil suit against Target is still pending.

In April, Target attorneys requested the case be moved from Allegheny County Court to the U.S. District Court.