SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Explosion / rupture

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20121226-23EDC-2147460649. Matched catalog product: Anchor Hocking cake baking dish. Incident: I placed hot rice into a glass baking dish, put a serving spoon into it, and placed the glass top on the dish to keep the rice warm while the family had salad. The dish was placed on a counter top behind the table. The lid of the dish exploded sending glass pieces into the backs of the people on that side of the table and showering over their heads and between them onto the table top. Only the top broke. The bottom of the bowl was fine. Most of the glass was found in little bead like forms, but numerous tiny shards were found in the table cloth, rug, and clothing of the people sitting close to the dish. Had I placed the dish on the table, the explosive action would have been toward the faces of the family and could have been disastrous. I never thought this would happen!