NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
| Office of Information and Public Affairs |
Washington, DC 20207 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Cooper Recall Hotline: (800) 954-7145 |
| November 22, 2000 |
CPSC Contact: Kim Dulic |
| Release # 01-040 |
(301) 504-0580 Ext. 1183 |
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CPSC, Cooper Lighting Announce Recall of Recessed Lights
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Cooper Lighting, of Elk Grove Village, Ill., is
recalling about 34,000 recessed lights. The glass ring exterior portion
or trim of these lights can fall from the fixture, posing a risk of
lacerations and impact injuries.
Cooper Lighting has received four reports of glass rings falling
from these light fixtures. In two incidents, consumers were hit on the
head causing lacerations and bumps.
These recessed lights were sold from catalogs under Halo Brand
Metropolitan Ice Series #945 and #1945. They have blue, rose and frosted
clear glass rings that are about 5 inches in diameter. The glass ring
assembly snaps into an installed ceiling fixture recessed light housing.
Once installed, only the glass is visible. Only model numbers 945, 945H,
945BLUE, 945BLH, 945ROSE, 945ROH, 1945, 1945H, 1945BLUE, 1945BLH,
1945ROSE, and 1945ROH are involved in this recall. The model number
appears on a white stick-on label on the black trim ring. Consumers
should turn off the power before checking their lights. Consumers that
have recessed lights with 5-inch exterior glass rings should call Cooper
Lighting. The firm will provide instructions on how to remove the glass
ring assembly to check lights to see if they are part of this recall.
Home Depot catalogs, electricians, and electrical supply companies
sold these lights nationwide from September 1996 through October 2000
for about $40.
Consumers with the recalled lights will receive free replacement
trims. The firm will send consumers free shipping labels to return the
trims. For more information, call Cooper Lighting at (800) 954-7145
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or write to: Cooper Lighting, 1121
Highway 74 South, Peachtree City, GA 30269.
Lights without bracing clips are not part of this recall.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from
unreasonable risks of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer
products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product
or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or
CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at
http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. For information on CPSC's fax-on-demand
service, call the above numbers or visit the web site at
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/103.html. To order a press release through
fax-on-demand, call (301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine
and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this release and
recall information at CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.
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