CPSC And Wayne Industries Announce Recall To Fix Signs
CPSC recall 95159. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Electrocution/Electric Shock
CPSC recall 95159 has the recall date 29 Aug 1995. The notice names the firm Warehouse Depot. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Electric shock. CPSC gives the product type Signs.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | August 29, 1995 Release # 95-159 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Wayne Industries Inc. of Clanton, Ala., is voluntarily recalling over 40,000 portable electric advertising signs. The signs lack ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) and could expose consumers to electric shock or electrocution.CPSC is aware of one fatality in which a consumer was electrocuted after touching a sign which had been altered. A second consumer has claimed injuries after being shocked by the same sign.The white signs measuring 40 inches by eight feet have a black metal frame. The signs are illuminated from inside and have a large, black arrow with yellow lights across the top. Letters can be attached to both sides of the sign. A label on the side of the sign identifies the manufacturer as Wayne Industries. The signs were sold nationwide from January 1982 to January 1995 for about $300 in warehouse clubs and various other retailers such as Sam's Warehouse Club, Warehouse Depot, and BJ's Wholesale. Consumers who own a sign manufactured by Wayne Industries should disconnect it immediately and inspect their signs for two buttons marked "T" and "R" located underneath the small cover near the tip of the arrow.… |
| Product | Signs |
| Product | Wayne Industries portable electric advertising signs |
| Manufacturer | Warehouse Depot; BJ's Wholesale; Sam's Club; Wayne Industries |
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- Hazard: Electric shock
- Category: Signs
- CPSC recalls of 1995
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 Signs
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Warehouse Depot
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 95159The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 95159. https://recallregister.com/product/5693-cpsc-and-wayne-industries-announce-recall-to-fix-signs/. 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 95159 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 95159 has no incident or injury text.