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Official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission consumer incident report from the SaferProducts.gov public database. Use the verification links below to confirm the record on SaferProducts.gov or via the public database export.

Product

Cuisinart TOB-40

Category

Kitchen Appliance

Report number

20140125-54317-2147447821

Ownership age

About 23 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20140125-54317-2147447821. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Matched catalog product: Cuisinart TOB-40. Incident: Lower heating element on a Cuisinart TOB-40 Custom Classic Toaster Oven Broiler split open and started small fire inside the oven. When my husband pressed the power button to turn it off, he received and electric sho[ck]. The fire stopped after we unplugged the power cord from the wall.

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Official report number: 20140125-54317-2147447821. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.