CPSC, Ideal Industries Inc. Announce Recall of Voltage Testers

危险说明 Hazard

• These testers can short out at high voltages. Consumers can suffer burns.

受影响产品

官方描述 Description

These are Ideal voltage and voltage/continuity testers with model numbers 61-065, 61-066, 61-067, 61-076, 61-079, and 61-080. "IDEAL" and the model number are located on the front of the tester. The tester body is yellow. The wire leads have one black and one red test probe. Recalled units were manufactured between November 1999 and May 2002. Contact Ideal to determine if your electrical tester is included in this recall.

事故与伤害 Incidents / Injuries

• Ideal has received 11 reports of these testers shorting out at higher voltages, resulting in the faceplate blowing off the units. Two users were burned when their units reportedly shorted out. One reportedly sustained third-degree burns on his hands, forearms, neck and face, while the other suffered second- and third-degree burns to his hands.

官方补救措施 Remedy

• Contact Ideal to receive a free replacement tester.

消费者联系信息

Ideal toll-free at (877) 557-8598 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday. Consumers also can access Ideal's website at www.idealindustries.com

相关企业

制造商：Ideal Industries Inc., of Sycamore, Ill.

制造国家/地区：United States；Canada

零售商：Electrical distributors, industrial distributors and home centers nationwide, between December 1999 and July 2003, for between $30 and $65.