Electric ShockMay 24, 1974CPSC #74036
CPSC And National Presto Industries, Inc. Cite Possible Fry Pan Hazard
What was recalled
CPSC and National Presto Industries, Inc. urged consumers who may have certain Presto or private-label electric fry pans - manufactured prior to Sept. 1973 - to contact the company about possible excessive current leakage, which could cause electric shock
Hazard
Electrocution/Electric Shock
Injuries
None reported
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