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CPSC #12100Home & furniture
Overarching Floor Lamp

West Elm · Recalled

Overarching Floor Lamp Recalled by West Elm Due to Shock Hazard

Electric shockFire & burns

A short circuit can occur in the lamp's wiring, posing a shock hazard to consumers.

Units
About 5,750
Reports
39
Injuries
1
Deaths
—
Price
$250
Remedy
Refund

Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.

Affected

The Overarching Floor Lamp is 77 inches tall with a 19-inch diameter base and a curving arm that extends the lamp about 5 feet from the base. The arm and base are made of polished nickel. It was sold with a linen shade in the colors natural, white or charcoal. The lamp has a three-way on/off switch. Lamps with the following SKU numbers are being recalled: 4041158, 4041216, 4282125 and 4308169. SKU numbers of the recalled lamps appear only on the back of the packaging in the lower right-hand corner and not on the lamps. Lamps with SKU numbers located on the socket assembly are not being recalled.

The file

Sold at
West Elm retail stores nationwide, West Elm catalogs and westelm.com from March 2011 through November 2011 for about $250.
Product type
Floor and Table Lamps
Made in
China
Recalled by
West Elm, a division of Williams-Sonoma Inc., of San Francisco, Calif.

Incident log

The firm is aware of at least 39 reports of short circuits in the lamp, including three reports of shock, one report of a minor burn to a consumer's finger and two reports of minor property damage.

What the notice says to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the lamp and return it to West Elm for a full store credit.

For additional information, contact West Elm toll-free at (855) 236-1941 between 7 a.m. and midnight ET seven days a week, or visit the firm's website at www.westelm.com

Open official CPSC notice ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.

Notice first dated FEB 02 2012; last revised APR 22 2016.

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