No. 04-056Electrical
CPSC, Family Dollar Services Inc. Announce Recall of Extension Cords
Royal United
Hazard: Use of these extension cords could result in an electric shock or electrocution to consumers.
December 2003 recalls
7 supported household-product notices published in December 2003, from official CPSC data.
Recall results
No. 04-526Lighting & Ceiling Fans
CPSC, Guth Lighting Announce Recall of Lighting Fixtures
Guth Lighting (division of JJI Lighting Group)
Hazard: The lamp can fall out of the lamp socket and strike somebody standing or walking beneath the light fixture, posing a laceration risk if the lamp breaks.
No. 04-053Appliances
CPSC, Emerson Tool Company Announce Recall of Wet/Dry Vacuums
Emerson Tool
Hazard: The exhaust blower ports on the wet/dry vacuums are large enough for a small child to reach inside and touch the spinning blower wheel. This poses a laceration hazard to small children.
No. 04-525Furniture
CPSC, Hill-Rom Announce Recall of Rocking Chairs
Hill-Rom, a Hillenbrand Industry
Hazard: The chairs' support assembly can fail and cause the rocking chair to collapse, posing the risk of injury to the user.
No. 04-521Power Tools
CPSC, S.K. Enterprises Announce Recall of Pressure Washers
Strategy
Hazard: Overheating, posing a potential for fire and personal injury.
No. 04-044HVAC & Water Heaters
CPSC, Barnett of the Caribbean Announce Recall of Showerhead Hot Water Heaters
Showerhead Hot
Hazard: The showerhead hot water heaters are attached to the shower's water supply piping and connected to a household's electrical supply source when central hot water is not available. Undersized wiring prevents this unit from being suitable in wet locations, the rotary switch is not waterproof and the installation instructions fail to recommend an electrical junction box, but instead recommend tape. Another hazard is the plastic enclosure, which poses an electrocution and fire hazard.
No. 04-043Power Tools
CPSC, Bachtold Brothers Inc. Announce Recall of Brush Cutters
Bachtold Brothers
Hazard: The operator can come in contact with the rotating blade, even when disengaged, by pulling on the front of the mower deck while the engine is running, posing a serious injury hazard to consumers.
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