CPSC, Hills Department Stores Recall Wooden Children's Lamp

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Beacon Hill wooden children's lamps

• Brand Hills Department Stores

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What happened

Hills Department Stores is recalling approximately 6,500 Beacon Hill wooden children's lamps sold in 1993 and 1994 for under $15. The lamps, which feature dinosaur, frog, airplane, or rocking horse shaped bases and measure 16 inches tall with white and red striped shades, have an assembly defect in the light bulb socket that can cause short circuits. This defect creates a fire or electric shock hazard—one incident was reported in 1994 when a Pennsylvania man received an electric shock after turning on a defective lamp that blew out his house circuit breaker.

According to the recall notice, consumers who own one or more of these lamps should stop using them and return them to a Hills Department Store for a full refund. The lamps are marked with SKU #8000 for the dinosaur model or SKU #8001 for the frog, airplane, or rocking horse models.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

Electrocution/Electric Shock

Details from the source

January 18, 1995 Release # 95-060 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Hills Department Stores of Canton, Mass., is voluntarily recalling 6,500 Beacon Hill wooden children's lamps with dinosaur, frog, airplane, and rocking horse shaped bases. Because of an assembly defect in the light bulb socket, the lamp can short circuit, creating a fire or electric shock hazard. Hills Department Stores received one complaint in 1994 of a defective lamp that short circuited. A 28-year-old Pennsylvania man reportedly turned on the lamp and received a shock that blew out the house circuit breaker.The lamps measure 16 inches tall, come with a white and red striped shade, and have green, red, and yellow painted wooden bases. Hills sold them exclusively in 1993 and 1994 for under $15. The lamp cartons are marked as SKU #8000 for the dinosaur, and SKU #8001 for the frog, airplane, or rocking horse.Consumers who own one or more of these lamps should stop using them and return them to a Hills Department Store for a full refund

Source

Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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