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Fall / CollapseDecember 18, 2003CPSC #04526

CPSC, Guth Lighting Announce Recall of Lighting Fixtures

Product
Lighting
Units affected
1,850
Remedy
contact manufacturer

What was recalled

The light fixtures measure 22 inches in diameter and are labeled "GUTH LIGHTING, ENVIROGUARD LOW MOUNT" with the catalog number printed on a label on the light fixture. Light fixtures included in the recall are Prismatic Acrylic (ELP), Open Damp (O), 22 inch (2), all reflectors (1-6), all ballast cover types (1-4), 8-lamp-42-watt tube (842T), 120-volt (1) models. The catalog numbers will be shown as ELP-O 2 - (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6) (1, 2, 3 or 4) 842 T-1.

Hazard

The lamp can fall out of the lamp socket and strike somebody standing or walking beneath the light fixture, posing a laceration risk if the lamp breaks.

Injuries

Guth has received reports of about 50 lamps falling from the lamp socket. No injuries have been reported.

Made in

United States

Where it was sold

  • Lighting and electrical supply distributors nationwide, from January 1999 through October 2003, for about $350.

Photos

Recalled Enviroguard 22-Inch Diameter Low Mount Open Lighting FixtureRecalled Enviroguard 22-Inch Diameter Low Mount Open Lighting Fixture
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