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Product Recall Number: 95-060

Why was Beacon Hill wooden children's lamps recalled?

Because of an assembly defect in the light bulb socket, the lamp can short circuit, creating a fire or electric shock hazard.

Beacon Hill wooden children's lamps
Here's product recall specific data for Beacon Hill wooden children's lamps.

  • Product Recall Number: 95-060

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 1995-01-17

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Beacon Hill wooden children's lamps

  • Description: 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.

  • Hazard Description: Because of an assembly defect in the light bulb socket, the lamp can short circuit, creating a fire or electric shock hazard.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: 6500

  • Incidents: A 28-year-old Pennsylvania man reportedly turned on the lamp and received a shock that blew out the house circuit breaker.

  • Remedy: 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.

  • Sold At: Hills Department Stores 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.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: None Listed

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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