Product Recall Number: 95-126
Why was Empire Style Metaline 600 Series porcelain door knob sets recalled?
The door knobs may crack or break during use resulting in hand lacerations.
Product Recall Number: 95-126
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 1995-05-29
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Empire Style Metaline 600 Series porcelain door knob sets
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Gainsborough Hardware Industries of Norcross, Ga., is recalling 8,000 Empire Style Metaline 600 Series porcelain door knob sets. The door knobs may crack or break during use resulting in hand lacerations. Gainsborough has received two reports of laceration injuries to the hand as a result of these door knobs breaking during use. The door knob sets sold from January 1991 until May 1993 for approximately $10 through 38 hardware and home improvement stores located nationwide. This door knob, which was sold in sets of two, is available in white and ivory and has a gold-colored oval backplate with a rope design around its perimeter. The number 178 appears on the underside of the backplate. Consumers should return the door knobs to the retailer for a full refund or a replacement door knob.
Hazard Description: The door knobs may crack or break during use resulting in hand lacerations.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund, Replace
Units: 8000
Incidents: Gainsborough has received two reports of laceration injuries to the hand as a result of these door knobs breaking during use.
Remedy: Consumers should return the door knobs to the retailer for a full refund or a replacement door knob.
Sold At: None Listed
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Gainsborough Hardware Industries, of Norcross, Ga.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: None Listed
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed