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Starr Display Fireworks Recalls Large Display Rack Fireworks Devices

CPSC Recall · 1993-06-28 · 93081

Hazards

Explosion/Projectiles

Recall

Number
93081
Date
1993-06-28

Products

Names
Starr Display Fireworks four-shot rack fireworks display devices

Companies

Manufacturer(s)
Starr Display Fireworks

Description

JUNE 28, 1993 Release # 93-081 PRODUCT: Approximately 150,000 Starr Display Fireworks #100, #200, and #300 four-shot rack fireworks display devices. The devices consist of four tall mortar tubes mounted on a wooden board or boards with a connecting single fuse. The fireworks display devices were manufactured from 1987 to the present and retailed for about $40. PROBLEM: The fireworks display devices may tip over during operation and fire their charges horizontally or at various angles, resulting in death or serious injury to persons nearby. WHAT TO DO: Consumers are urged to stop using these devices immediately and return them to the stores or stands where purchased for a full refund. For more information, call Starr Display Fireworks at (701) 428-3626. WASHINGTON, DC -- CPSC, Starr Display Fireworks, Kindred, ND is voluntarily recalling all its #100, #200, and #300 four-shot rack fireworks display devices. The affected fireworks display devices may tip over during operation and fire their charges horizontally or at various angles, resulting in death or serious injury to persons nearby. Although the Commission is not aware of any incidents involving these particular fireworks, the Commission knows of two deaths involving similar devices that tipped over and then struck and killed the victims. The fireworks display devices were manufactured from 1987 to the present. The devices consist of four tall mortar tubes mounted on a wooden board or boards with a connecting single fuse. The tubes, used in combinations of four on the display devices, which are the subject of this recall, are as follows: Manufactured from 1987 to June 1992 - #100 Silver Palm, #100 Gold Palm, #100 Starr Mine, #100 Glittering Comet, #200 Crackling Delight, #200 Celestial Splender, #200 Mammoth Chrysanthemum, #200 Ring Shell, #200 Rain Willow, and #300 Four Effect. Manufactured from July to October 1992 - #100 Silver Palm, #100 Gold Palm, #100 Star Mine, #200 Crackling Delight, #200 Celestial Splend

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