The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·11724·Announced 2011-03-09

Global Industrial Recalls Workbench Power Components Due To Electrical Shock Hazard

Global Industrial is recalling approximately 5,000 workbench power risers, aprons, and shelves due to misrouted wiring and reverse polarity that pose an electrical shock hazard.

What this means for you

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 (electrical shock) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Global Equipment Company, doing business as Global Industrial, is recalling approximately 5,000 workbench power risers, power aprons, and power shelves. The recall is due to misrouted wiring in the electrical outlets and reverse polarity in some power cords, which create an electrical shock hazard. Global has received eight reports of misrouted wires.

The affected components include steel power risers with four duplex receptacles, power aprons with three duplex receptacles, and power shelves with three duplex receptacles. These items were sold through Global Industrial catalogs and on the Internet from January 9, 2009, to December 24, 2010, for prices ranging from approximately $85 to $516.

Consumers should immediately unplug their workbench power cords, stop using the electrical outlets, and remove the power cord from the workbench. Global is contacting customers directly to provide replacement components with properly wired outlets and replacement power cords, or to send technicians on-site to repair the faulty wiring and replace the cords.

The recalled product

Product
Global Workbench Power Risers, Power Aprons and Power Shelves
Manufacturer
Global Equipment Company, of Port Washington, N.Y., dba Global Industrial
Category
Consumer Product — Workshop Furnishings
Hazard
Affected units
5,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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