SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Electrical shock / short

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20180501-020A0-2147388250. Severity: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional. Product: Oneida glass cover (lid) of stainless steel 5 quart dutch oven (pot (Oneida's glass cover (lid) of stainless steel 5 quart dutch oven (pot) 62400-5). Incident: Re: glass cover (lid) of Oneida stainless steel 5 quart dutch oven (pot) 62400-5, photos attached Purchased from Kroger less than 10 years ago as part of a 10 piece cookware set 4-20-2018 In the evening, I put beans covered with water in the pot covered with lid to soak at room temperature overnight. In the morning, I tuned on the electric stove top burner and slowly cooked the beans for a few hours, stirring about every 20 minutes. I then added cooked meat, tomatoes, liquids, celery and spices and turned the burner up from simmer to low (2 out of 10) and continued to cook and stir the soup. It came to a low boil. About an hour later, I removed the lid and held it with my left hand and stirred the soup with my right hand. THE LID EXPLODED IN MY HAND, I WAS LEFT HOLDING ONLY THE HANDLE! THERE WERE TINY PIECES OF GLASS AND GLASS DUST ALL OVER THE KITCHEN. I am so thankful that my grandchildren were not present, they had recently visited, and none of the pets were in the kitchen as they often are when I am cooking. Also I was wearing glasses which gave me some eye protection. I had only 3 tiny pieces of glass imbedded in my skin which I was easily able to remove. An internet search revealed that many others have experienced glass cookware spontaneously exploding, often when simply setting in a cupboard at room temperature. It seems that items that do this are tempered soda-lime-silicate glass, made in China since 1998. Consumer affairs .com lists dozens of incidents of Oneida glassware exploding. Sadly, although several people have been seriously injured, Oneida is not the onl