A CEILING fan sold at Home Depot has been recalled after dozens of reports that the blades fly off. More than 190,000 units of Hampton Bay’s 54-inch Mara indoor/outdoor ceiling fan have been taken off the shelves of Home Depot, where it was sold exclusively, the New York Post reported on Monday. The Consumer Product Safety Commission received 47 reports of the fan blades coming off. In at least two reports, a detached blade struck a customer, the commission stated in a recall notice issued on Dec. 23. The nature of the customers’ injuries were not disclosed. Consumers were asked to “immediately stop using the fans,” according to the notice. At least four incidents involved property damage. Home Depot had sold about 80,000 of the 190,000 fans at the time of the recall. In statement, a Home Depot spokesperson said: “We’re committed to the safety and quality of our products so we contacted the Consumer Product Safety Commission and voluntarily recalled the product and stopped sales when we discovered the issue.” King of Fans, which distributed the product, said the problem was that screws were not “adequately secured” and called it an “isolated manufacturing defect.” “On behalf of King of Fans and Home Depot we apologize for any inconvenience this issue may have caused you,” King of Fans said in a statement. “We take pride in the quality of our products and the safety of our customers is our priority.” The consumer commission said that buyers should contact King of Fans for a replacement free of charge if they see “blade movement or uneven gaps between the blades and fan body.” The fan was manufactured in China and the retail price was $150.
