The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·95126·Announced 1995-05-30

Gainsborough Hardware Recalls Porcelain Door Knobs Due to Laceration Risk

Gainsborough Hardware is recalling 8,000 Empire Style Metaline porcelain door knob sets because they may crack or break, causing hand lacerations.

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 (lacerations) has been reported, but no fatalities or severe injuries are mentioned, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Gainsborough Hardware Industries of Norcross, Ga., is recalling 8,000 Empire Style Metaline 600 Series porcelain door knob sets. The recall was announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on May 30, 1995.

The door knobs may crack or break during use, resulting in hand lacerations. Gainsborough has received two reports of laceration injuries to the hand as a result of these door knobs breaking during use.

The door knob sets were sold from January 1991 until May 1993 for approximately $10 through 38 hardware and home improvement stores located nationwide. The sets, available in white and ivory, feature a gold-colored oval backplate with a rope design around its perimeter, and the number 178 appears on the underside of the backplate.

Consumers should return the door knobs to the retailer for a full refund or a replacement door knob.

The recalled product

Product
Empire Style Metaline porcelain door knob sets
Manufacturer
Gainsborough Hardware
Category
Consumer Product — Doors & Door Knobs
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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