Hills Department Stores Recalls Beacon Hill Wooden Children's Lamps
Hills Department Stores is recalling 6,500 Beacon Hill wooden children's lamps due to an assembly defect that creates a fire or electric shock hazard.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a significant injury report (electric shock) and a fire hazard, which aligns with the rubric criteria for a Severe (4) rating involving significant injury or property-damage reports.
Plain-English summary
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Hills Department Stores of Canton, Mass., are voluntarily recalling 6,500 Beacon Hill wooden children's lamps. The lamps feature dinosaur, frog, airplane, and rocking horse shaped bases. They were sold exclusively in 1993 and 1994 for under $15.
The recall is due to an assembly defect in the light bulb socket that can cause the lamp to short circuit, creating a fire or electric shock hazard. Hills Department Stores received one complaint in 1994 regarding a defective lamp that short circuited. A 28-year-old Pennsylvania man reportedly turned on the lamp and received a shock that blew out the house circuit breaker.
The lamps measure 16 inches tall and come with a white and red striped shade and green, red, and yellow painted wooden bases. The lamp cartons are marked as SKU #8000 for the dinosaur, and SKU #8001 for the frog, airplane, or rocking horse. Consumers who own one or more of these lamps should stop using them and return them to a Hills Department Store for a full refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Beacon Hill wooden children's lamps
- Manufacturer
- Hills Department Stores
- Category
- Consumer Product — Lighting
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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