Pottery Barn Recalls Lamps Due to Electric Shock Hazard
Pottery Barn is recalling specific floor and table lamps because the electrical wire can be pinched or severed, posing a shock risk.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (electric shock) where injury has been reported (one case), fitting the High severity criteria for products with reported injury but no fatalities or widespread severe harm.
Plain-English summary
Pottery Barn is recalling approximately 7,300 floor and table lamps, including the Clay Task Lamp, Montgomery Task Lamp, and Montgomery Floor Lamp. The recall is due to a defect where the electrical wire running through the lamps can be pinched or severed at the adjustable joint. This condition poses a risk of electric shock to consumers.
The affected lamps have bronze-colored finishes and were sold at Pottery Barn stores nationwide, in the company's catalog, and on its website from July 2009 through August 2010. The lamps were priced between $60 and $300. Pottery Barn has received one report of a consumer receiving an electrical shock when touching a lamp.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lamps and unplug them. They should contact Pottery Barn for instructions on how to return the lamp for a full refund. For additional information, consumers can call Pottery Barn toll-free at (877) 851-7890 or visit www.potterybarn.com.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pottery Barn Lamps
- Manufacturer
- Pottery Barn, of San Francisco, Calif.
- Category
- Consumer Product — Lighting
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 7,300
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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