Product Recall Number: 12100
Why was Overarching Floor Lamp recalled?
A short circuit can occur in the lamp's wiring, posing a shock hazard to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 12100
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-02-01
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Overarching Floor Lamp
Description: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Hazard Description: A short circuit can occur in the lamp's wiring, posing a shock hazard to consumers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 5,750
Incidents: The firm is aware of at least 39 reports of short circuits in the lamp, including three reports of shock, one report of a minor burn to a consumer's finger and two reports of minor property damage.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the lamp and return it to West Elm for a full store credit.
Sold At: West Elm retail stores nationwide, West Elm catalogs and westelm.com from March 2011 through November 2011 for about $250.
Importers: West Elm, a division of Williams-Sonoma Inc., of San Francisco, Calif.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed