An additional 1.6 million Black+Decker garment steamers have been recalled due to a burn hazard, adding to the more than 500,000 that were recalled in November 2022.
burn hazardThe impacted products include Black+Decker Easy Garment Steamers with the model numbers HGS011, HGS011F, HGS011S, and HGS011T, according to theThe recalled steamers can potentially release, spray or leak hot water while in use, posing a burn risk, the agency stated in an announcement this week.
The steamers impacted by the recall were sold online, including on Amazon and Blackanddeckerappliances.com, and in Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, Walmart and other stores nationwide from June 2021 through February 2024. They retailed between $14 and $23. Empower Brands said it has received 317 reports of hot water being expelled from the garment steamers, which includes 82 reports of burn injuries, according to the CPSC. Of the burn injury reports, 7 of them were of second-degree burns. Ninety-four of those incidents involved repaired units affected by the November 2022 recall or "models featuring the updated design, including 19 burn injuries," the CPSC stated.
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