SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Overheating

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200218-01772-2147374773. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Anchor Hocking Company 4 pc bake n take (Anchor Hocking Company "4 pc bake n take" Clear Glass Oblong Baking Dish 3 quart Oblong sized 9 inch by 13 inch Oven and microwave safe up to 425 degree oven Model 4 pc bake n take). Incident: On Thursday, November 28, 2019, the Anchor Hocking glass baking dish I was using exploded and shattered sending glass flying further into my oven and all over my kitchen. The blast sent shards of glass into my face and all over the oven and kitchen floor. My oven was destroyed. I was baking sweet potatoes in the oven. I followed the recipe. It called for cubing the potatoes and baking them in a glass dish in a 400 degree oven, turning them a few times over the course of an hour. When I opened the oven for the second turning (with a wooden spoon), the glass baking dish spontaneously shattered and exploded. Glass shards were sent everywhere, including deeper within the oven, my kitchen, my wood floor, my kitchen mat. The heat of the blast hit my face and I fell back. I was not hurt, but was very upset and shocked. Glass fragments were everywhere. My oven was destroyed, glass melted into my floor, penetrated my oven mitts and slippers, and ruined a kitchen mat. My sweet potatoes were also ruined, so we did not have them at Thanksgiving. The Anchor Hocking Glass Baking dish was only 2 years old and it was the second time I had used it. It was clear glass, oblong, 3 qt capacity, 13 in by 9 in. There were no scratches or chips in the glass. It exploded spontaneously and without cause. I called Anchor Hocking to report the accident caused by the exploding glass baking dish on Monday, December 2, 2019. Anchor Hocking took down all my information and said they would get back to me in a day or 2. They never did. I called again on December 11, 2019 and December 16, 2019. I kept gettin