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FILE NAME: Asbestos in Hair Dryers (HD) DATE: : DOC#: HD0 OCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 'D>DZZE/^^ /^, - - --..-, ---~- --_.._.,- --.- -'-- .---. - .--- , -- .- .... - , '- ',II1.-l).epE:b ,Studlea .... Bair. Dryer. ~:~~A"; ~~.~- ~. .~'. ~~.~i~#;~':~~'>-< on' the following F. Adami J. Clements J. DicJdnson L. Bnx-dy P. Hexner P. ~ensky :1 Lajoi.e :1 ~1llney JHA/gj CONFIDENTIAL G 00535 .. t-- ..!":. . . . . , ' " . . . ;.tv:. 2. HaX..Far Hen - Hodel. BD-5 '(Chlettef- (Made 1ri..Japan) - Serial 1025138272 !roinlfi.-:.ld. cOlorado,;' ,:'. :,-1974~-~/-~,-' " :._~~ ..... ~ :', ~ ~:;.~.~,:',:.... ~-~:Y,;&~_. :~...:;.~~~~.i;;:.-.:~.;~. r. ': ._ A 30' year' 'old, _l"\'p'"diUe4"""lf'.i::lr'l'or",!!en IlD-S. ' Sine:. he llaS already fa1Uar 1dt~it1i.\'moae1,thi'OJg&piti;r ~.e~,-be 'did, not bother to read the iJlStruct1~.'. Iu:,faet, he'cl..a'hed that,'tiis dryer didn't have any ~tructioni vbm;:~thased'~"~,':":~',:-,~,~,;,".::: , . Io-:i...._, . ~.~..;:::..: .~:~: .:.:.--::"" ..:",,-;':": .~. .' .-: ).~./"~ : J,-...~;~... .:. -. Af~.,2 sioD"~~:: liMii:'\i~lbi' tH.', ~rldh attaclur.ent nth the dryer set on-ltdry.... the atfa~t fell off, aim the hot grill of the blo\ler touched the skin on the back of his neck. He received 1st degree burns (Hypere1l11,c) of the neck. Color photos (shoving the burns and the dryer) were attached to the fIle. During the follow-up investigation a second dryer was purchased to obtain an instruction boolc1et. It was found by CPSC (7) that the grill rim is metal \lith plastic cross bars. During use both rim and cross bars became hot enough to cause burns. 3.' G.E. Hairdryer Denver, Colorado 1967 A 19 year old f~~le burned her vri6t on the dryer hose. SOUGht medical attention as the burn became infected. 3 d~ys later she ~ ....... , ','. ,-. -... ..... ..:.. ':"'" . G 00536 ""- ;.: ~::: . '1 4. SSuCnl:b!eIaemrv1Rlalei.:rMdraY~srs"a'c-huHsoedtftstllID-31:9;6';8~.P-O..rtAbl.e bOimet tYPe . A 23 )'1Ulr old--emale:iell~leep ~ile W;;1;i the ~irdrYer and ~ SWlt.:tilled 1st and 2nd degree burns where the bose lay across her ~ 1 ! , arl:l. Ti:.e dryer vas set on "highn.. !lorma11!", the subject turned the setting d~ but this t1oefell asleep. The subject reported the dryer had "been around for years". - 5. !U!onsitveenr,saHl aHs6a4ircdhruyseertt-s Ra,n1d9y 6Il8annah ~ Deluxe Medel UH2995DR ~ A 23 year old ~le fell ~i.eeP while drying a~ across the "nose Of a portable ha!rdryer. her hair with She noticed her degree burn the next day. the 2nd The dryer vas set. on "laediU!ll". The sininvceestbigiratthorridtehscgroiboeddadthjUis8tmsuebnjte. cBt eatste~r vth1anngabvaedragceermebursacllepcaolsnytrol. aelsaicmoms ptahreisd dtoryaer:c1osrenosevloenrgeecr:..uasaedoe.f cerebra1 pa2sy". The report ~.- ,,: . 6. ll7:!noil'l1:t'.e.srtsoanl . HKns1~rdcrhyuesr e.-t.tRsandi R1a9n6n9ah Deluxe - Seri:ll 8UH219S0(3) . . . - _... .. ...... -.,:40, ' . . . ~ ~t_ " A 28 year old fem.ale'fell aslcep vatching television '",hile drying her hair. She Tecei~ed 2nd degree burns on her left hand vhere it wthaes innexct omnto~rcntinvz1. tb the hose. She discovered the blister on her hznd The air following conclusicn vas made by the i~e5tigator. does not seem to circulate vel~ enough if the hose '~azard - the hangs freely, hsoer thheaivr"ic. tim gen~rally supports the hose with her hand when drying 7. Universal Handy Hannah Portable Electric !lair Dryer HCl:lphis, Tennessee 1973 A tl.'O ycar old boy grabbed the hot end of the dr-.;cr tlhcn the !tother s~t it do~~ on a stool. He received 1st degree burns on the right p;:llm. G 00537 .-------.:.:...------- --~--". ";.;,-=~~i-:'i::: ~:...~~~:.:t;:..r:... ~':.~-::;....!~;:. :601 ,~1r D:r?f,~.~.~J~.~.~.i~~W:~;~~~P~ Page -J ,- ~ : : .... '" . .: .,..:. ::.....:.~.!' ..~~... : . 8. "hesident &del" Capit4l. Rrlr-~ll'tjm:'ot Chicago - Serial: 13938 ill!llington. Colorado ~~;~ Angust 1~'1971 ....... '.' . A 17 year old female died of fr1Sh~and eleetr~e shock while under the hai.r dryer. nie deAth certificate (in the file) gave the 1cmediata cause of death as pulmonary edema, severe electrical shock and fright. '!he case val! originally lo~ted through a TV newscast. In the subsequent investigation the all metal hair dryer~ns found to be about 20 years old with a direct ahort on, the '~ot" position of the 4 poSition svitch. The dryer did Dot have a 3 prong plug. The girl, vith metal clips in her hair. vas sitting in the door of the bathroom. She bad to lean. one Arm on the lavatory vh1ch bad a leaky faucet.' The girl vas also barefoot. ~"heQ she touched the lavatorY-She-rOse 'screamtng and then fell to the floor. ,'. ".. ':. .'. 9. "Chic" - (se~ in text) Belmont, Massachusetts 1912 A seven year old girl used an electric hair dryer under the blankets of her bed to provide extra warmth to alleviate her discomfort from fever and chills. 'The heat 'generated' by using the hair dryer in an enciosed, unventilated space set fire to the bedding and her night- sm.--n. The victim suffered 2nd, and Jrd deg-h a burns on her arms, legs. and trunk. The 'hair dryer va,s over 10 years old :lnd had no lhertlOstat. The child's mother vas one of the original organi~er3 and fictive participants in a ncvly established consun:ers' group "Ac tion for the Prevention of Burn Injuries to Children". This report alen ~as filed under "FlaI!llDable Fabrics". The case report also states. "The electric hair dryer ',mich served as the ignition source, vas being used in a manner clenrly not intended by the manufacturer and, yet, in a manner which appears plausible to the mind of a young child experiencing distress from ~n acute illness, ClC3rly, prodUcts must be designed for safety in all reasonably anticipated uses." The report then comments that a recent lIlOdcl of "Chic" h<ls precautionary labeling a~ninst using In ::t t:I."lnner th~ t ~ould block the air intake. Also, it is now thc~ostated. The folloying cC"r:>:::ent \l;lS then inserted :!.n the report, app:trently by the 111vest1r.ator. "The safety D1ociflcation~ and oper:lting instructions assD~13tcd with lhe nc~ hair dryer clearly reveal the deficiencies of the older !:lodel involved in this case", ~ir.ll' thl! hairdrycr bur:lC'tl, enly the l.:'ttC'r:: "C!lic" were l('tfble. This r.::I:: !;.-.\''': bC'l'n a "L~lllr Sc-hick" .:llt:hou!;h tl:~' m'xt: reporc shows <l differcnt ''':11' Lit inn of thi:; 1I:1!::e .:It,d m:1:' indicate thd'" is ..1:;0 a "Chic" dryer. "!"h ,.'rr.tir>olor,Y u,,\~d in r.ll!:: :::cmo reflec:~:; ~hp. U:;,J!~C in the reports. . t ot:...djA.?tse1tlS . G 00538 . , ,S >P . , A tvelve year old boy tised the dryer after a shampoo. He lay down on a oed nth theunit onand fell asleep. The bed c:onsisted of a heBVY cotton cattress and polyester blanket. (~o cited as flsmmable fabric.) The dryer evidently overheated and shQrted out setting fire to the blanket. 'Ihe fire melted the plnst1c: from the .case and the poly~ter blanket .. The boy received 1st and 2nd degree burns on his arms arid t"rtmk from t:be 1IIelted plastic. 11. Schick Hand Hair Dryer . r.. This '>laS a sbort report. of a c:.a.se ilbere a dryer was dropped in a bathtub electrocuting the ba.ther. 50 date or lOc:1tion vas noted . ,. ", - ~"~' 12. Veeco Dryer MOdel 1400 "-0.:.- .. Longview, )laBb..1II~on .. 1972 . This ~as an incomplete report indicating the ~tor of.the dryer overhe8ted damaging the dryer only_ There was no personal injury. 13. Unknown dryEa. McPherson, 1Uma.as 1973. A two year old girl was restless and wouldn't sleep. The mother set a hair dryer on a table at the foot of the bed and directed the air stream onto a mobile suspended over che g1rl's head. The girl ~as left alone for about 20 minutes. In the ceantice the dryer had fallen off the table onto the girl's 1~~s. The heat from the dryer had melted the fabric of the slcep~ear which then stucK to the legs. The girl r~ceived 1st and 2nd degree burns on the legs . The dryer was discarded and was not identified. 14. "Soverign" dryer, WIn. Meyer Co. Dovninston. Pennsylvania 1972 A 25 yc.:tr old fcmnlc \.:<15 O1s~t'r.;b1ing a pole type dryer t.lhcn she in:t,:,-'ertantly rclc:l!'ed a sprinh co1lapsinr, the pole unit. The dry~r ft!ll ar.:Jinr.t her forchc~d causi~b 1::ccratic:1S. G 00539 , ., --::.~, :"~::~~';':3,~,~:~'~~X~i lC:n P:::.gc " .,.' i" >;i:;.... 15. Top-?ec!t (Hade 'in .1lOr !!1l) ''".;.~-~.. ,'?::. ' ", . ;.--- ... -. -- -- .. --" V_-t AA::.U UHash~ -t--tO'-!l-;~,, 1972:"__ ."::'-~:':r,- ,... --:-:."-.-..,:',-...~-:.;.=... /o. '..:" "..: .. A tlO'O year old girl vas 1Djured wen ahe picked up a hur dryer laft. rtmning.-on a. 'ehai.t 'Qy her' ~rotber. 'The ch11c1 placed the The hoc end in her couth and received 2nd degree bunts of the mouth. These burns v:Ul reqtrlIe plastic 'surgery. report concludes that ~hese,vere probably elec~rieal'burns since the outer surface of the dryer vas cool enough to touch. The heating ele:tllent8, hovever, vere near the edge and moisture from the mouth m:ly have . caused an electrical J>urn. 16. J. C. Penney "Pemu:ra.ft" Electric IIai.r'Dryer Memphis. T~es.s ....-e..e 1972 ';.".. "'-' '~:..'~. J..IJ. 18 month old 'boy vas getting up from the Uoor to walk vith his 1 mother., lib foot slipped on the hardwood floor and he fell aga1ns~ i a ha1r dryer stored on the floor. He rece1ved lacerations of the i lClYer l:1p. J 1 17 "Professional of'Bollyvood" Dryer . (co location) 1973 A consumer C:omPi~"i~t' alleged that a dryer set: on "::ledlum heat" exploded inside the case after t\1o minutes operal::!.on. A :eplac:ement: dryer, AlsD in,the ~ed1um'beat" position. overheated vi thin two minutes. burned the hand of the user, dropped to the floor and sc:orched a rug. There was 00 reported injury. 18. E:lstern 600 Styler /Drye,7 Model 8D5501 - (Hade In Japan) -j (}~nufacturers name changed to Morton Springe~ Co.) -1 1 Penn Hills, Pennsylvania 1974 A 14 year'old female noticed sparks flying from the air outlet of the dryer in a dark rooc. She claimed that the sp~rks singed her h:lir. 19. S~!:'l l-:odcl D-SSOI Dryer (on dryer) !!,Jl;~~hi ,!fist Styler/Dly~r - GOO t..'atts - (}~:-.ce in Japiln) (on box) (nQ~c sf~ilariLy with [rport 18) P0rclilnd. Oregon 1974 ,\ ll, Y<':lr old girl noticed :l.:l~e:: COt:linl: frc'::t the dryrr brt~sh :H:.lc!<;:.... nt . (ter thr drycr ...~s runninl:; ior fi .... r ::tinutr5. She c>\;~:cr':C'c1 tl:;t~ :h'! h~'l!' '~:; coils ~.. rre ;)ctltil;'y fl:t:nin~ and thO'it the [li"c:C'S h;ld to b~ blo~";l out :lfler unpl\!!~,:1nc thf' cryer. She reported sin~:...:J h:t!,r. G 00540 ". - ~ ....... : . . .: , : , c' ': '-. ',;' :~-t~::'>:-~~,,-~;~~~~;-~~I~g:~'~::, :~:'~>"', =-:.,' \",.'; 20. Eastern I'encnia1', Stylu/Dryer' Cor' llOlDen' ,- Hen -'-Model. 11)-5002 - (Hade in Jap~n) - :;'" ','~' '-:.--'" ': Levi;tcW, . P....e.D.- n. sylvaida'. . . ~ 1973 :.-... A tvelve year' old girl burnt the fingers on her right hand when the plastic ease of the dryer became excessively hot and partially melted. She also reported that she felt an electric sh'ock. ,- 21. CWE Dryer (Taivan?) Saukville, W1acou:dn ~. ': " ..... 1973 ,A 52 ju~'''old f~le received-tli"dryer lUI a promotion. During J the secOnd~-iti"e'''the dryer flnIed' and' hot plastic and .older fell ':',l =-~... onto the user's legs. She received 1st degree burns of tle back and side of her legs. The dryer yaS unplugged ane thrOYn outdoors ~ , j vhere it self-extinguished. Pbotos vere included of che badly burned dryer. ' 22. lforelco Hist Dry 7~ Kocle1 B:B7600 Fayetteville, Ar~~~s, ' ,:, -, ' This report stated that a metal bar on the h~ir'dryer gets hot and burns your h3nd. 23. Clairo1 ~ir Brush Styling Dryer AB-l This brief report claimed the dryer gave electric shocks. 24. Unspecified Dryer A newspaper clipping from the Philadelphia Inquirer of March 5, 1974 contained a notice of the dc~th by electrocution from an unspecified hair dryer of a ~othcr of 2 (Marie Zanand (7 < --4 ,{ G 00541