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Air Movers Recalled by Packaging Tape Inc. Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 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: Air movers/blowers Hazard: The air
mover/blower's thermal switch can fail and cause the motor to
overheat, posing a fire hazard. Remedy: Users should stop using the
recalled air movers/blowers and contact Packaging Tape to receive a
full refund. Consumer Contact: Packaging Tape toll-free at (855)
800-1091 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ETMonday through Friday or online at
www.CleanFreak.com and click on the "Recall Alert!" button for more
information.
Photos are available at
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Air-Movers-Recalled-by-Packaging-Tape-Inc
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Recall Details Units: About 2,800 Description: This recall involves
air movers/blowers that are used to dry floors in commercial and
residential buildings. The air movers' molded plastic housing measures
about 18 inches high by 18 inches deep by 16.5 inches wide and has a
25-foot yellow electrical cord. They have an on/off switch located on
the left side of the front of the unit. Models OPS-2500-CF and
OPS-2500-CFR are black and model OPS-2200Y-CF is yellow. The model
number is available on the sales invoice. The CleanFreak.com logo and
phone number are printed on a white label with green lettering on the
front of the unit and on a silver or yellow label on the back of the
unit.
Incidents/Injuries: Packaging Tape is aware of eight reports of
incidents, including four reports of fire, one of which was associated
with about $225,000 reported in property damage.
Sold at: Packaging Tape warehouses in Wisconsin andonline at
www.CleanFreak.com, www.AirMovers.com, www.FloorBuffers.com and
www.PTIPackaging.com from February 2008 through December 2010 for
about $145.
Distributer: Packaging Tape, Inc., of Wausau, Wis. Importer: OPS
America, of Loretto, Minn. Manufactured in:China
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested
in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly
related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the
same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on
SaferProducts.gov.
Media Contact
Please use the phone numbers below for all media requests. Phone:
(301) 504-7908 Spanish: (301) 504-7800
CPSC Consumer Information Hotline
Contact us at this toll-free number if you have questions about a
recall: 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054) Times: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET;
Messages can be left anytime Call to get product safety and other
agency information and to report unsafe products.
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
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.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a
publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory
recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to
www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or
teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers
can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on
Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.
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