Lowe's LED Clip-On Desk Lamps were called in for recall by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, according to a press release issued by the government agency, due to exposed wires having caused electric shocks and burns to consumers.
The LED Clip-On Desk Lamps, of which 33,000 units were manufactured and sold via L G Sourcing Inc. of North Wilkesboro, N.C., was found to have a detachable power cord that fell off where it met the clamp of the lamp. This separation was found to expose energized wires, which the U.S. CPSC found could pose an electric shock risk to those customers who purchased them.
L G Sourcing reported, according to the press release, that they received five complaints of cords detaching from consumers, including one incident where a person received an electric shock, and another of a child having received burns to her hand and leg when in contact with the exposed electrical wires. The lamps, manufactured at He Shan Lida of China, were sold exclusively at Lowe's stores across the country from May 2011 to December 2011 for around $20, said the press release.
The CPSC released a description of the lamp, which is now longer available at Lowes.com, according to the company's official website, including its wiring and respective attachments. The recall listed specifics for the two types of plastic LED Clip-On Desk Lamps, in pink and blue, stating it had "a flexible metal neck approximately 12" long and a clamp at the base. The power cord has a silver label attached to it. On one side of the label "MET," "Electrical Safety," "E113152" and "Apr. 2011" are printed. The other side of the label includes the model number F3044-AC-01 (pink lamps) or F3044-AC-02 (blue lamps). The plug on the power cord is labeled "KENIC KE 01P E155176."
The CPSC noted that consumers who purchased the lamps should immediately stop using them, unplug the power cord, and cut the power cord off two-to-three inches above the plug. In order to receive a refund from the manufacturers, He Shan Lida, the CPSC suggested mailing the faulty lamps back to their facility in China, including the cost of postage.
