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W.C.
Wood Company Inc. Recall of Upright Freezers and Single Door Refrigerators
(September 27, 2005)
Old chest freezer recall,
a deadly play area for children (Oct. 24, 2000)
345,775 freezers recalled by W.C. Wood (Feb.
14, 1996) |
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| W.C.
Wood Company Inc. Recall of Upright Freezers and Single Door Refrigerators
(September 27, 2005) |
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NEWS
from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Office of
Information and Public Affairs
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Washington,
DC 20207
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| FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
W.C.
Wood Hotline:
(866) 493-3314
CPSC Consumer Hotline:
(800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 |
| September
27, 2005 |
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Release #
05-279
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CPSC,
W.C. Wood Company Inc. Announce Recall of Upright Freezers
and Single Door Refrigerators
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary
cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop
using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name
of Product: Automatic Defrost Upright Freezers and
All-Refrigerators
Units:
About 112,000
Manufacturer:
W.C. Wood Company Inc., of Ottawa, Ohio
Hazard:
The defrost heater coil can become exposed inside the
units, which poses a potential shock hazard to consumers.
In some cases the exposed heater wire can also melt, or
burn the unit’s interior plastic food liner.
Incidents/Injuries:
W.C. Woods has received 45 reports of incidents of the
defrost heater coil becoming exposed. Nine of those incidents
resulted in an electrical short. The others melted and
burned the unit’s interior plastic liner. No injuries
have been reported.
Description:
The recalled single door freezers and refrigerators are
15, 17 and 20-cubic foot Automatic Defrost Upright Freezers
and 17-cubic foot Automatic Defrost All-Refrigerators
that can be converted into freezers. They were sold under
the brand names Amana, Crosley, Danby, Maytag, Whirlpool
and Wood’s, which is written on the front of the
unit. The manufacturer label with the model number and
date of manufacture is located on the inside of the cabinet.
A list of model numbers and dates of manufacture included
in the recall is listed below.
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Brand
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Model
Numbers
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Date
of Manufacture
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| Amana |
AFU1567*,
AFU1767*, AFU2067* |
200209
(September 2002)
through
200402
(February 2004)
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| Crosley |
FFCR17*,
WCF15*, WCF17*, WCF20* |
| Danby |
DUF1700*,
DFF1708* |
| Maytag |
MQU1556*,
MQU2057* |
| Whirlpool |
EV150NXM*,
EV170NYL*, EV171NYM*, EV200NXK*,
EV201NXM*, EL7ATRRK*, EL7ATRRM*, EL7JWKLM*, EL7JWKRM* |
| Wood’s |
F15*,
F17*, F20*, F42*, F47*, F55*, WFF15*, WFF17*, WFF20*,
RFA17*, RFC17*, R47F* |
Sold
at: Home improvement and appliance stores from September
2002 through February 2005 for between $400 and $1,000.
Manufactured
in: Canada and United States
Remedy:
Consumers should contact W.C. Wood Co. to arrange for
a free in-home repair.
Consumer
Contact: Contact W.C. Wood toll-free at (866) 493-3314
or visit the firm’s Web site at www.freezer-repair.com
The
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with
protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious
injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer
products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries
and property damage from consumer product incidents cost
the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is
committed to protecting consumers and families from products
that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical
hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure
the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs,
power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals
- contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline
in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer
products over the past 30 years.
To
report a dangerous product or a product-related injury,
call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter
at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html.
To join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.asp.
Consumers can obtain this release and recall information
at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
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| Old
chest freezer recall, a deadly play area for children (Oct. 24,
2000) |
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NEWS
from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Office of
Information and Public Affairs
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Washington,
DC 20207
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| FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
CONTACT:
Chest Freezer Recall Hotline: (800) 267-3138
CPSC Contact: Jane Francis or Ken Giles
(301) 504-0580
AHAM Contact: Jill Notini
(202) 872-5955 Ext. 318 |
| October
24, 2000 |
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Release #
01-016
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CPSC,
Appliance Manufacturers Announce Voluntary Recall Initiative
for Old Chest Freezers - A Deadly Play Area for Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Association
of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) and its refrigerator/freezer
manufacturing members are announcing a voluntary recall
initiative to prevent suffocation deaths to children who
become trapped inside non-working chest freezers in homes.
Up to 9 million chest freezers were manufactured between
1945 and 1970 before voluntary safety standards went into
effect allowing freezers to be opened from the inside. Although
some manufacturers had freezers that were in compliance
prior to the 1970 standards, most old chest freezers have
latches that can trap a child. Children playing "hide-and-seek"
have found the non-working freezers a deadly place to hide.
When the lid closes, children can become trapped inside
and suffocate - usually in less than ten minutes.
Consumers should properly dispose of these non-working freezers
immediately or disable the latch if disposal is impossible.
AHAM has set up a special toll-free number (800) 267-3138
from which consumers will be sent detailed information on
identifying the affected units and how to dispose of them
or disable the latch. Even if a consumer has a pre- 1970
chest freezer that is working, they should still call the
toll-free number to get information on what to do when the
freezer is no longer working. Consumers also can receive
information at http://www.aham.org/freezer_safety.htm.
Tragically, 27 children have died from suffocation between
1980 and 1999 after becoming trapped in the freezers. The
deaths occurred in non-working freezers stored outside,
in basements or garages. Victims ranged in age from two
to fourteen. In many cases, more than one child suffocated
inside the freezer.
The freezers that are part of this program were made before
1970 by more than 40 manufacturers, a number of whom do
not exist today. Consumers can determine if their chest
freezer poses a hazard by trying to open the freezer without
using the handle. If the freezer can be opened by pulling
up on sides of the lid, it is not a hazard. If the lid only
opens by using the handle, it needs to be properly disposed
of or disabled.
"Many of these old freezers are still sitting in people's
basements or abandoned in backyards," said CPSC Chairman
Ann Brown. "This is an innovative cooperative effort that
helps get safety information to consumers and saves lives."
"We are hopeful this partnership between manufacturers and
the government will help save children's lives. We urge
all consumers with an affected freezer to dispose of the
unit as soon as possible," said Joseph M. McGuire, president
of AHAM.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the
public from unreasonable risks of injury or death from 15,000
types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury,
call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter
at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html.
For information on CPSC's fax-on-demand service, call the
above numbers or visit the web site at http://cpsc.gov/about/who.html.
To order a press release through fax-on-demand, call (301)
504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine and enter
the release number. Consumers can obtain this release and
recall information at CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.
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| 345,775
freezers recalled by W.C. Wood (Feb. 14, 1996) |
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NEWS
from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Office of
Information and Public Affairs
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Washington,
DC 20207
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| FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
CONTACT:
Kate Primo
(301) 504-0580 Ext. 1187 |
| February
14, 1996 |
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Release #
96-066
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CPSC,
W.C. Wood Co. Announce Recall Of 345,775 Freezers
WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), W.C. Wood Company
Inc. of Ottawa, Ohio, is announcing a voluntary recall to
repair 345,775 chest freezers. The freezer's lock mechanism
can be forced open without a key. Therefore, if a child
opens the freezer and climbs or falls in, the lock could
re-latch, trapping the child inside.
The freezers were sold from January 1991 through February
1996 in five different sizes: 7, 10, 12, 15, and 22 cubic
feet. All of the freezers are white or almond. The freezers
were sold nationwide for retail prices ranging from $199
to $549 through the following companies and brand names:
W.C. Wood Company distributed as Woods Brand and Quickfrez
Brand; Danby Products Inc. of Findlay, Ohio, distributed
as Danby Brand;
Crosley Group of Winston-Salem, N.C., distributed as Crosley
Brand;
Whirlpool Corporation of Benton Harbor, Mich., distributed
as Whirlpool Brand, Roper Brand, and Estate Brand.
W.C. Wood Co. is aware of five reports of incidents in which
children have opened locked freezers without a key, including
one report of a child who allegedly became trapped in the
freezer but was found and released by an adult. The company
is not aware of any injuries involving these freezers. This
recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of
injury.
To determine if their freezer is subject to recall, consumers
should contact W.C. Wood Co. Before calling, consumers should
have the brand, model and serial number of their freezer,
which they can get from the plate on the front inside wall
on the right side, or the outside back wall next to the
temperature control.
W.C. Wood will send a free modification kit to consumers
with recalled freezers. Until the freezer lock is modified,
unlock the lid and place the key in a child-safe location.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the
public from the unreasonable risk of injury or death from
15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury
and for information on CPSC's fax-on-demand service, call
CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter
at (800) 638-8270. To order a press release through fax-on-demand,
call (301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine
and enter the release number. Consumers can report product
hazards to info@cpsc.gov.
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