Major Styling Dryer hand-held hair dryers
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of 250,000 hand-held hair dryers from four manufacturers due to electrocution hazards. The recalled models are the Pomair Pro 2100 and 1900, Mustang MU 2100, Major Styling Dryer Model 1250, and Minimate Hair Dryer and Iron DS-601. These hair dryers do not meet the 1987 voluntary safety standard, which requires protection against electrocution when hair dryers are immersed with switches in the "off" position. The CPSC also warned that approximately 80 million hair dryers manufactured before 1987 do not provide immersion safeguards with the switch in either position.
According to the CPSC, an estimated 17 Americans are electrocuted yearly in hair dryer accidents, including ten children under age 10. The agency noted that electrocutions often occur when children use hair dryers as bath-time play devices while unsupervised in bathtubs. Consumers should return recalled hair dryers to the place of purchase for a refund or replacement. The CPSC also recommended that consumers have Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters installed and never leave small appliances like hair dryers plugged in, especially in homes with children.
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Electrocution/Electric Shock
Hazardous Hair Dryers Recalled NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 14, 1989 Release # 89-076 Hazardous Hair Dryers Recalled WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced the recall of 250,000 hand-held hair dryers because of a potential electrocution hazard. The commission also warned that some 80 million hair dryers sold before 1987, the effective date of the current voluntary safety standard, continue to pose a threat to consumers. "We estimate that 17 Americans are electrocuted each year in accidents involving hand-held hair dryers," said Anne Graham, Acting CPSC Chairman. "Ten of those yearly deaths involve children under 10 years old. This latest recall is part of our larger and ongoing effort to reduce deaths and injuries." The following firms and models are involved in the voluntary recall: Firm Models MBR Industries, Inc. Miami, FL Mustang Electronics, Inc. Hallandale, FL Major International, Inc. Orange, CA China Bazaar San Francisco, CA Pomair Pro 2100 and 1900 Mustang MU 2100 Major Styling Dryer Model 1250 Minimate Hair Dryer and Iron DS-601 (all units stopped in inventory; no consumer sales) Since 1980, hair dryers have included labels warning consumers of the electrocution hazard posed by immersion. In spite of these warnings, electrocutions have continued. In 1987, the voluntary standard was revised to require protection against electrocution when hair dryers are immersed with switches in the "off" position. The recalled hair dryers do not meet this standard. Consumers should return them to the place of purchase for refund or replacement. In addition, CPSC warns, approximately 80 million hair dryers manufactured before 1987 do not provide immersion safeguards with the switch in either the "off" or "on" position. Acting Chairman Graham said, "CPSC investigations have shown that children often use these appliances as devices for bath-time play. one scenario we have seen involves one or more children left unattended in a bathtub when a parent leaves momentarily. Too often the parent returns to find that a child has brought a hair dryer into the tub, electrocuting one or both of the children. While any child's death is tragic, these electrocutions are particularly devastating because they are all preventable." The agency also urged consumers to have Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) installed to reduce the chance of electrocution. "At the very least," Graham added, "small appliances like hair dryers and curling irons should never be left plugged in, especially in homes with children."
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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