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Cordelia lighting recalls two-lamp fluorescent shop lights due to fire hazard; sold exclusively at Home Depot

MEDIA RELEASE

Commercial Electric 2-Lamp Shop Light

Commercial Electric 2-Lamp Shop Light

Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall Summary

Name of product:
Fluorescent Shop Lights

Hazard:
The lamp sockets can allow loose connections, posing a risk of an electrical arc and fire.

Remedy, Refund Consumer Contact:
Cordelia Lighting at (800) 345-0542, extension 3001 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.

Recall Details

Units
About 222,000

Description
This recall involves Commercial Electric brand basic hanging shop lights that use two, 48-inch, two-pin, T8, fluorescent lamps. The recalled shop light is a metal light fixture with four plastic lamp sockets and a white finish. It is 48 inches long, 4.25 inches wide and 2.5 inches high and has two 10.5-inch long chains for hanging. The lamp sockets must be snapped into place during installation. Model number CESL401-06 and SKU number 201-462 are printed on a white label on the top of the fixture.

The model number and SKU number are on a label on the top of the fixture.

The model number and SKU number are on a label on the top of the fixture.

Incidents/Injuries
Cordelia Lighting has received 888 reports of incidents, including 382 of units smoking, 328 of units catching on fire, 173 of units sparking and five of units with electrical arcing. No injuries have been reported.

Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using and unplug the shop lights and return them to any Home Depot store for a full refund.

Sold exclusively at
The Home Depot from August 2013 through March 2014, for about $13.

Manufacturer
Cordelia Lighting Inc., Rancho Dominguez, Calif.

Manufactured in
China

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to help ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.

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