FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 25, 1999
Release # 99-087
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Company Phone Number: (877) 221-4627
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058
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CPSC, Woods Industries Inc. Announce Recall of Voltage Testers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Woods Industries Inc., of Carmel, Ind., is recalling
about 14,000 voltage testers. These testers could short circuit, causing
possible shock, electrocution or burns.
Woods Industries is aware of five reports of the tester short
circuiting, including one serious injury to an electrician working with
high voltage. He reportedly suffered second and third degree burns to
his chest, hands, neck and face.
These voltage testers are rated for 120 to 600 volts. "Woods®" and
"Taiwan" are molded into the tester's case. The body of the test meter
is black, and measures about 6.25 inches long by 2.4 inches wide and
about 1.2 inches thick. The wire leads are red and black. The testers
have model number 1307, which could be found on the packaging and in the
user's manual.
Home centers and hardware stores nationwide sold these voltage
testers between January 1985 and December 1988 for $10 to $15.
Consumers with these recalled voltage testers should stop using
them immediately, and return them to Woods Industries for a $20 refund
and the price of postage. For information on returning recalled voltage
testers, consumers should call Woods Industries toll-free at
(877) 221-4627 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST Monday through Friday.
These testers were manufactured by Test-Rite International Co.,
Ltd., of Bensenville, Ill., and distributed by a company Woods
Industries later acquired. Woods Industries is taking the steps
necessary to remove this product from circulation.
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