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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

Homedics HHP-375H

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20170920-E3D05-2147397318

Ownership age

About 10 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20170920-E3D05-2147397318. Matched catalog product: Homedics HHP-375H. Incident: On September 4, 2017, a child was using a HoMedics massager, Model No. HPP-375H, in the living room of his home. His mother was using the massager on him when she got up to leave to turn off a timer in the kitchen. As she was leaving the room, the cord of the massager suddenly started to spark and flame while it was positioned on top of the child. The massager burned the child, causing 2nd degree burns to the child�s abdomen.

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Official report number: 20170920-E3D05-2147397318. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.