The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·14005·Announced 2013-10-24

Emerson Recalls Tommy Bahama Outdoor Ceiling Fans Due to Injury Risk

Emerson Air Comfort Products is recalling specific Tommy Bahama outdoor ceiling fans because brackets can break, causing blades to fall and injure bystanders.

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 where injury has been reported (one laceration), but no deaths or serious injuries are documented, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Emerson Air Comfort Products, a division of Emerson Electric Co., is recalling approximately 2,800 Tommy Bahama brand 52-inch outdoor ceiling fans in the United States and 80 in Canada. The recall involves the "The Copa Breeze" style fans with model number TB311DBZ and a distressed bronze color. These fans were sold at fan and lighting stores nationwide and online at EmersonFans.com and Amazon.com from April 2010 through July 2012 for about $350.

The hazard exists because the brackets holding the fan blades can break, causing the blades to fall and posing a risk of injury to bystanders. Emerson Air Comfort has received three reports of fan blades detaching, including one report of a laceration to a consumer who was hit in the back of the head by a falling blade.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled fans and contact Emerson Air Comfort Products to schedule a free in-home repair or to order a free do-it-yourself repair kit. To determine if a fan is affected, check the three-letter date code on the label on the top of the motor housing; affected codes include AJL, BAA, BAB, BAC, BAD, BAE, BAF, BAG, BAH, BAI, BAJ, BAK, BAL, BBA, BBB, BBC, BBD, BBE, BBF, BBG, BBH, BBI, BBJ, BBK, BBL, BCA, BCB, BCC, and BCD.

The recalled product

Product
Tommy Bahama® Outdoor Ceiling Fans
Manufacturer
Air Comfort Products, a division of Emerson Electric Co., of St. Louis, Mo
Category
Consumer Product — Ceiling Fans
Hazard
Affected units
2,800

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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