CPSC2004-03-29
CPSC, Lithonia Lighting Announce Recall of Indoor HID Light Fixtures
Lithonia Lighting, of Conyers, Ga.
Hazard
A component in the light fixture can leak fluid, which can degrade the acrylic lenses and reflectors, causing them to crack and fall. Falling pieces of acrylic can injure someone below the fixture.
Remedy
Building owners and managers with recalled fixtures should contact Lithonia to verify that the fixtures are included in the recall and arrange for a replacement of the fixture or faulty component. Lithonia and their distributors are directly notifying customers who purchased the recalled fixtures.
Sold at
Lighting and electrical supply distributors nationwide, from November 2002 through February 2004.
Affected count
About 52,600
Injuries reported
Lithonia is aware of 42 incidents where pieces of acrylic fell from fixtures. One person suffered a laceration on his forehead when a piece of an acrylic lens fell.
Manufactured in
United States
Products
High Intensity Discharge (HID) light fixtures with acrylic lenses and/or reflectors
Consumer contact
Call Lithonia Lighting at (866) 345-1194 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or go to their website at www.lithonia.com/indoorHIDacrylicrecall
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2004/CPSC-Lithonia-Lighting-Announce-Recall-of-Indoor-HID-Light-FixturesDon't want to check this manually?
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