Electric shock

0017/06

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Case number
0017/06
Category
Lighting equipment
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇮🇪 Ireland
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2006-01-24

⚠️ Risk

The chassis of the product may become live. On some of the LEDs the insulating heat shrink sleeving was not pushed sufficiently far onto the leg of the LED to prevent access to the standard test finger. Three accidents reported to Argos (including: unit overheating, unit tripped circuit breaker, customer received "shock" - no injury / hospital treatment required).

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from distribution and recall.Date of entry into force: Unknown

Electric ring lighting "Lani 4 light Plate with 8 White LEDs"Type/model: Argos catalogue number 432/1613, BSB Orion model 78787.