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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
CONTACT: Media Relations |
| April 16, 1996 |
(301) 504-7908 |
| Release # 96-103 |
CPSC, BANDWAGON INC. ANNOUNCE REMOTE CONTROL SWITCH RECALL
WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC), Bandwagon Inc. of Wilmington, Mass.,
is recalling about 25,450 remote control, hand-operated switches
used to turn on and off electrical appliances, such as lights,
televisions, radios, fans, and Christmas tree lights.
To operate this switch, an appliance is plugged into the plug of
the remote switch, which is plugged into the wall outlet. From a
remote location, a consumer can operate an appliance with the
remote control switch, which functions as a kind of on/off
extension cord. If the switch's cover detaches exposing
electrical wires, consumers can receive an electrical burn, a
shock, or possibly an electrocution.
Bandwagon is aware of a woman who received an electrical shock
while operating a bedroom fan. The shock resulted in burn
injuries to her right shoulder area, right forearm and biceps,
left thumb, left forefinger, and to her left middle finger which
was subsequently removed. The remote control switch is a white,
rounded ceramic disc with a flat plastic base, measuring about
one inch high and two inches in diameter. A black plastic button
in the center of the disc turns the switch on and off. A 12-foot
white cord runs from the disc to the end of a two-sided plug.
One side accepts a plug from an appliance, and the other side
plugs into an outlet.
Mail-order catalogs sold the remote control hand operated switches in
the United States and Canada between December 1993 and 1996 for about
$9. The switch is packaged in a white cardboard box labeled in part,
"Item No. E8810 ... Made in Taiwan."
Consumers should stop using the recalled remote control switch
immediately and call Bandwagon at (888) 814-3600 between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m. eastern time to arrange for free delivery of a replacement
switch.
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