CPSC, Hills Department Stores Recall Wooden Children's Lamp
CPSC recall 95060. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Electrocution/Electric Shock
CPSC recall 95060 has the recall date 18 Jan 1995. The notice names the firm Hills Department Stores. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Electric shock. CPSC gives the product type Lamps.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | January 18, 1995 Release # 95-060 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Hills Department Stores of Canton, Mass., is voluntarily recalling 6,500 Beacon Hill wooden children's lamps with dinosaur, frog, airplane, and rocking horse shaped bases. Because of an assembly defect in the light bulb socket, the lamp can short circuit, creating a fire or electric shock hazard. Hills Department Stores received one complaint in 1994 of a defective lamp that short circuited. A 28-year-old Pennsylvania man reportedly turned on the lamp and received a shock that blew out the house circuit breaker.The lamps measure 16 inches tall, come with a white and red striped shade, and have green, red, and yellow painted wooden bases. Hills sold them exclusively in 1993 and 1994 for under $15. The lamp cartons are marked as SKU #8000 for the dinosaur, and SKU #8001 for the frog, airplane, or rocking horse.Consumers who own one or more of these lamps should stop using them and return them to a Hills Department Store for a full refund |
| Product | Beacon Hill wooden children's lamps, Lamps |
| Manufacturer | Hills Department Stores |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1995: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1995
- 128
- Recalls of 1995 with one of the same hazards
- 11%
- Recalls of 1995 in the category Lamps
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Hills Department Stores
- 4
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| 19 Dec 1996 | Children's ID Bracelet Recalled by Speidel |
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 95060. https://recallregister.com/product/5626-cpsc-hills-department-stores-recall-wooden-children-s-lamp/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 95060 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 95060 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Hills Department Stores?
- 4 CPSC recalls on this register name Hills Department Stores. This recall is 1 of them.