Antron omnidirectional CB base station antennas
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Antron Antenna Research & Electronics is voluntarily recalling approximately 100 Antron Model "99" omnidirectional CB base station antennas distributed nationwide. These antennas pose an electrocution hazard if they contact electrical power lines during installation or removal. The antennas failed to comply with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's mandatory safety standard designed to reduce electrocution risks. While no injuries or deaths have been reported involving this specific model, the CPSC noted that an estimated 450 CB antenna-related electrocutions occurred during the five-year period prior to the safety standard's implementation, and electrocution deaths from non-compliant CB antennas continue to occur annually.
Consumers who have not yet installed these antennas should return them to their dealer for a full refund. Consumers who have already installed the antennas should leave them in place and may obtain a warning sticker or hang tag by calling Antron Antenna Research & Electronics at 419-865-5877 or writing to 7134 Railroad St., Holland, Ohio 43528 to alert future users to the potential hazard. The CPSC also recommends that anyone planning to install or remove a CB antenna should contact their local power company for advice if overhead wires are present in the area.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Electrocution/Electric Shock
CB Base Station Antenna Recalled by Antron Antenna Research & Electronics NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 1987 Release # 87-017 Antron Antenna Research & Electronics Recalls Omnidirectional CB Base Station Antenna WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Antron Antenna Research t Electronics, Holland, Ohio is voluntarily recalling its Antron Model,"99" omnidirectional CB base station antennas. If contact is made by the antennas with an electrical power line while being installed or taken down, the antennas have the potential for severe or fatal shock. The CPSC stated that in tests conducted on the Model "99", it failed to comply with the agency's mandatory safety standard. The standard is intended to reduce the electrocution hazard if the antenna should accidentally contact a power line while being removed or installed. The CPSC is not aware of any injuries or deaths involving the Antron "99" omnidirectional CB base station antennas. However, during the 5 year period prior to the CPSC's safety standard, and estimated 450 CB antenna related electrocutions occurred as a result of the antennas being put up or taken down. Electrocution deaths continue to occur each year from CB antennas which fail to comply with the standard. Antron Antenna Research f Electronics distributed approximately 100 of the affected antennas nationwide. The Model, and Company name appear on the shipping carton, instruction sheet and antenna. Retailers who still have these antennas in stock should return them to Antron Antenna Research & Electronics immediately for refund. Consumers owning any of these antennas which have not been installed should return them to the dealer for a full refund. Consumers who have already installed antennas should leave them alone. These persons can obtain a warning sticker label/hang tag to be placed in a conspicuous location on the product to warn future users about the potential hazard. The sticker label/hang tag can be obtained by calling Antron Antenna Research & Electronics at 419-865-5877 or writing the firm at 7134 Railroad St., Holland, Ohio 43528. As a normal practice, individuals planning to install or take down a CB antenna should first contact their local power company for advice if overhead-wires pass through the neighborhood. Additional information concerning this recall is also available to consumers by calling the CPSC toll-free hotline number at 800-638-CPSC. A teletypewriter number for the hearing impaired is (301) 595-7054.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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