CPSC2004-06-16
CPSC, Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, Inc. Announce Recall of Grocery Frozen Food Case Heaters
Electro-Heat Inc., of Allegan, Mich.
Hazard
Moisture building up pressure inside the defrost heater can cause it to forcefully eject from the frozen food case, possibly injuring bystanders.
Remedy
Tyler will replace the recalled defrost heater with a Cal-rod hairpin style heater in all wide island frozen food and ice cream end cap cases.
Sold at
Grocery stores nationwide use these wide island frozen food end cap cases with defrost heaters to display food items. The cases with heaters were sold by Tyler Refrigeration, from the mid-1970s to the present.
Affected count
16,000
Injuries reported
Carrier Commercial Refrigeration Inc. has reports of four incidents where the defrost heater forcefully ejected and, in two instances, the defrost heater penetrated through the end of the frozen food case. In one incident, a consumer's leg was broken.
Manufactured in
United States
Products
Defrost heaters used in grocery store frozen food cases
Consumer contact
For more information, contact Tyler's toll-free number at (800) 992-3744 x804 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2004/CPSC-Carrier-Commercial-Refrigeration-Inc-Announce-Recall-of-Grocery-Frozen-Food-Case-Heaters-Don't want to check this manually?
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