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Product

Mr. Coffee Model#: 31160391 (also) BVMC-RF100-CP

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20120227-B571D-1233992

Ownership age

About 6 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Explosion / rupture

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20120227-B571D-1233992. Matched catalog product: Mr. Coffee Model#: 31160391 (also) BVMC-RF100-CP. Source model text: BVMC-KG1. Incident: The consumer says she was brewing a cup of tea. Towards the end of the brewing cycle, when the top flew off and the tea leaves exploded out. She received first degree burns on her neck and first and second degree on her face. She went to the hospital where she received burn cream and antibiotic eye drops. She also was given steroids for the inflammation. The most serious burns were in the corner of her eye and around her eye lid.

This is a consumer incident report published on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by people outside of CPSC. It is not automatically an official recall or manufacturer admission.
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Official report number: 20120227-B571D-1233992. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.