Important Safety Recalls

2112 - Cummins 1/3 HP 2-Gallon Mini Pancake Air Compressor

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                          U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Office of Information and Public Affairs                                                                                       Washington, D.C. 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                Firm’s Hotline: (800) 445-0089

April 11, 2006                                                 CPSC Hotline: (800) 638-2772                     

Release #06-137                                                        CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 

CPSC, Tap Enterprises Inc. Recalls Air Compressors Due to Fire and Electrocution Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the manufacturers named below, today announced voluntary recalls of the following consumer products.  Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.  (To access color photos of the following recalled products, see CPSC’s Web Site at www.cpsc.gov .)

Name of product:  Mini 2-Galllon Pancake Air Compressors

Units:  About 11,300

Importer:  Tap Enterprises, Inc., dba Cummins Industrial Tools, of Spring Hill, Kansas

Hazard:  An undersized power cord can overheat and pose a fire hazard. In addition, improper assembly of the power cord strain relief component and improper routing of internal conductors can cause a shock hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries:  The firm has received 40 reports of compressors failing to work, including two incidents of smoke and fire. One incident resulted in $30,000 worth of property damage to a stand-alone garage. No injuries have been reported.

Description:  The mini-pancake air compressors were sold with yellow, blue, gray or silver-painted tanks. Item #2112 and “CUMMINS INDUSTRIAL TOOLS, AIR COMPRESSOR (OILESS), 110V.60Hz, 2 Gallon, Made in China” can be found on the motor housing. 

Sold through:  Mobile merchant sales, Web sites, and newspaper advertisements nationwide from June 2004 through March 2006 for about $50. 

Manufactured in:  China

Remedy:  Consumers should stop using the 2-gallon mini compressors immediately and contact Cummins for a refund of the purchase price including shipping.        

Consumer Contact:  For more information on how to return the air compressors, consumers should contact Cummins Industrial Tools at (800) 445-0089 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.toolsnow.com  .

   The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction.  The CPSC’s 471 employees are committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.  Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $500 billion annually.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC’s hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC’s teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.