Bandwagon electrical appliance remote control hand-operated switches
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Bandwagon Inc. is recalling approximately 25,450 remote control switches used to turn electrical appliances on and off. The white ceramic disc-shaped switches, which plug into wall outlets and allow users to control appliances like lights and fans from a distance, pose an electrocution and electric shock hazard if the cover detaches and exposes electrical wires. The company is aware of one incident in which a woman received an electrical shock while operating a bedroom fan, resulting in serious burn injuries to multiple areas of her body. The switches were sold through mail-order catalogs between December 1993 and 1996 for approximately $9 and are identified by item number E8810 on their packaging.
According to the recall notice, affected consumers should stop using the recalled remote control switch immediately and call Bandwagon at (888) 814-3600 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time to arrange for free delivery of a replacement switch.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Electrocution/Electric Shock
Remote Control Switch Recalled by Bandwagon NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Media Relations April 16, 1996 (301) 504-7908 Release # 96-103 CPSC, BANDWAGON INC. ANNOUNCE REMOTE CONTROL SWITCH RECALL WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Bandwagon Inc. of Wilmington, Mass., is recalling about 25,450 remote control, hand-operated switches used to turn on and off electrical appliances, such as lights, televisions, radios, fans, and Christmas tree lights. To operate this switch, an appliance is plugged into the plug of the remote switch, which is plugged into the wall outlet. From a remote location, a consumer can operate an appliance with the remote control switch, which functions as a kind of on/off extension cord. If the switch's cover detaches exposing electrical wires, consumers can receive an electrical burn, a shock, or possibly an electrocution. Bandwagon is aware of a woman who received an electrical shock while operating a bedroom fan. The shock resulted in burn injuries to her right shoulder area, right forearm and biceps, left thumb, left forefinger, and to her left middle finger which was subsequently removed. The remote control switch is a white, rounded ceramic disc with a flat plastic base, measuring about one inch high and two inches in diameter. A black plastic button in the center of the disc turns the switch on and off. A 12-foot white cord runs from the disc to the end of a two-sided plug. One side accepts a plug from an appliance, and the other side plugs into an outlet. Mail-order catalogs sold the remote control hand operated switches in the United States and Canada between December 1993 and 1996 for about $9. The switch is packaged in a white cardboard box labeled in part, "Item No. E8810 ... Made in Taiwan." Consumers should stop using the recalled remote control switch immediately and call Bandwagon at (888) 814-3600 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time to arrange for free delivery of a replacement switch.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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