Westcott desk supplies
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 22, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 22, 2016the latest report was made
- Aug 22, 2016the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Westcott
- Maker
- Acme United CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Desk suppliesCPSC’s product type: Desk Supplies (code 1650), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Office Supplies
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2016 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Not said 1 CPSC: Unspecified
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Not said Made Aug 22, 2016, sent to the company Aug 30, 2016, published by CPSC Sep 14, 2016
The product, in the report: Westcott iPoint ORBIT
Electric pencil sharpener with external power supply was sitting on a wooden cabinet not in active use. At some point there was a short or arc in the unit and it heated up enough to burn the cabinet and significantly melt the bottom of the sharpener.
- Model
- iPoint ORBIT
- Bought from
- Costco
- Bought
- Aug 1, 2013, about then
- Where
- Thornton, Colorado: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Westcott, made or sold by Acme United Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Unspecified
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.