CPSC, Guth Lighting Announce Recall of Lighting Fixtures

Recalled December 18, 2003 · CPSC recall 04526 · Guth Lighting

Recalled Enviroguard 22-Inch Diameter Low Mount Open Lighting Fixture

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.

Remedy

Affected owners will be provided with a retention plate to be installed over the lamps to hold them in place. Guth Lighting and their distributors are contacting purchasers directly about this recall program.

Units

1,850

Incidents / injuries

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

Description

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.

What to do

Contact

For questions or additional information contact Guth Lighting at (314) 533-3200 between 8 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or at [email protected]

Product

Enviroguard 22-inch-diameter Low Mount Open Lighting Fixture

Manufacturer(s)

Guth Lighting (division of JJI Lighting Group), of St Louis, Mo.

Retailers

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

Made in

United States

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →