Recalls where the official CPSC notice identifies an electric shock or electrocution hazard from wiring, insulation, or grounding defects.
284 supported household-product notices found in official CPSC data.
Cosmos Gifts
Hazard: The scented oil can drip, causing the nightlight base to crack or break, exposing electrical wire or metal parts inside the nightlight, thus causing a potential shock hazard. There is also a risk of cuts, if the nightlight breaks.
E and B Giftware
Hazard: Multiple metal plugs can be extended from the product at one time. Consumers touching an exposed plug, while the adaptor is inserted into an electric outlet, can receive an electric shock.
Lasko Products
Hazard: The power cord connection can overheat and cause the cord to separate from the space heater. This poses a fire, burn and shock hazard.
Lamson & Sessions
Hazard: The recalled floor boxes contain undersized wires and are wired with the polarity reversed. These problems present a risk of shock or electrocution and a possible fire hazard.
Royal United
Hazard: Use of these extension cords could result in an electric shock or electrocution to consumers.
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.
Sony
Hazard: Users could receive a mild electric shock, when the recalled computers are connected to a phone line and the phone rings.
Vaxcel International
Hazard: About 80 of these units were improperly assembled with a metal sleeve that could cause exposed wiring. If this occurs, consumers are at an increased risk of receiving an electrical shock during installation or removal.
Toshiba America Consumer Products
Hazard: If the capacitors short circuit, due to a very high electrical surge, such as from a lightening strike, the metal parts on the television could present a shock or electrocution hazard. In addition, the metal jacks on the back of the television or another metal box attached to the television could present a shock or electrocution hazard, as a result of the capacitors' failure.
Homier Distributing
Hazard: The extension cords and lights have undersized wiring, are not properly polarized, have inadequate grounding, faulty electrical connections, and plastic handles that, once ignited, continue to burn and spread flames, posing a shock, electrocution, and fire hazard to consumers.
Trisonic/Eastern America Trio Products
Hazard: The nightlight poses a serious electrocution, electric shock, burn and fire hazard to consumers.
United General Supply
Hazard: The extension cords have undersized conductors and no over-current protection, which causes overheating, presenting a shock and fire hazard.