Press release #

 Description of Hazard

12-123

Foot brackets on stand used to support hammock can crack, causing the stand to collapse. This poses a fall hazard.

12-122

Children’s pajamas fail to meet federal flammability standards for children's sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injury.

12-120

Melamine cups and mugs can break when exposed to hot liquids, posing a burn hazard.

12-119

Blade locking mechanism can fail, allowing the blade to fold inward toward the handle, posing a laceration hazard.

12-725

Connectors between the solar roof tiles can become loose, posing a fire hazard.

12-115

Exposed and unshielded electrical components in the forced air space heater can cause the heater to overheat and melt, posing fire and electrical shock hazards.

12-724

GSM radio modules used inside Go!Control Panels for home security systems can overheat and combust, resulting in a fire or burn hazard.

12-112

Bicycle frame can break in the center of the downtube during use, causing the rider to lose control and fall.

12-111

Plastic toys can break into small pieces with sharp points, posing choking and lacerations hazards.

12-110

Teapot handle can get extremely hot when there is hot water in the teapot, posing a burn hazard.

12-721

Fire alarm control panel has several defects:  when the alarm verification feature of the system is turned on, the control panel can fail to sound an alarm if a fire occurs. In addition, on systems with 50 or more reporting stations, a delay in sounding an alarm and reporting a fire may occur if the loop for the alarm system is broken.

12-720

Ottoman can be converted to a bed and when it is being used as a bed and weight is put on it, it can collapse, posing a fall hazard.

12-106

Plastic disc, or T Disc, that holds the coffee or tea in a single serve electric brewer can burst, spraying hot liquid and coffee grounds or tea leaves onto bystanders.  This poses a burn hazard.

12-719

Chandeliers contain a mounting loop that can fail during use causing the chandeliers to fall from the ceiling.

12-105

Lamp’s electrical cord can fray near the base of the lamp, posing a fire or shock hazard.

12-101

Fax machine can overheat due to an internal electrical component failure, posing fire and burn hazards.

12-718

Ottoman, which folds out to a bed, contains welding joints on the legs that can break, posing a fall hazard.

12-717

Computer printers can short circuit and overheat during use, posing a fire hazard.

12-100

Short circuit can occur in floor lamp's wiring, posing a shock hazard.

12-099

Electrical short circuit can occur in the small lamp’s internal wiring, causing smoke and posing a fire hazard.

12-098

Novelty candle warmers can ignite because the warming bowl is positioned too close to the tea light candle, posing fire and burn hazards.

12-097

Power strips have undersized wiring, and the wiring and plastic strip fail to meet the requirements for fire resistance, posing a fire hazard.