Progress Lighting recalls Indoor Ceiling Light Fixtures after five reports of falling fixtures
Company received two reports of consumer injuries
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On June 10, 2008, Progress Lighting recalled about 7,500 Indoor Ceiling Light Fixtures because a cable supporting the fixtures can fail, posing a fall hazard to consumers. The company received five reports of fixtures falling, including one report in which two consumers suffered bruises.
Included in the recall are the International Series Indoor Light Fixtures, sold under the Thomasville Lighting brand name, that have metal hardware and frosted white glass. The recalled fixtures use either incandescent or fluorescent light bulbs. The words, ?Made in/Heco en/Fabrique aux China,? and model number are found on the packaging and inside the fixture?s canopy attached to the ceiling. The following model numbers are included in the recall:
- P2854-09EBWB,
- P2855-09EBWB,
- P2856-09EBWB,
- P2859-09EBWB,
- P2860-09EBWB,
- P2861-09EBWB,
- P3443-09,
- P3444-09,
- P3445-09,
- P3789-09,
- P3790-09,
- P3791-09,
- P4263-09,
- P4264-09,
- P4265-09, and
- P4265-09EXP.
Electrical/lighting distributors and The Home Depot stores nationwide sold the recalled Indoor Ceiling Light Fixtures from January 2005 through March 2008 for between $290 and $1,150.
Consumers who own a recalled Progress Lighting Fixture or Thomasville Lighting Indoor Ceiling Light Fixture should carefully remove the glass and contact Progress Lighting at 877-369-4548 to schedule a replacement and inspection. For more information, customers may also visit the company?s website.
Source: ?Progress Lighting Recalls Ceiling-Mounted Indoor Light Fixtures; Lights Can Fall Posing an Impact Hazard,? US Consumer Product Safety Commission [Release #08-300](http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08300.html, June 10, 2008.









