Black & Decker electric can openers
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Nov 8, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Nov 8, 2015the latest report was made
- Feb 18, 2012the earliest
- 3with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Black & Decker
- Makers
- Applica Consumer Products, Inc. - NOTIFY SPECTRUM BRANDS and Spectrum Brands, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Electric can openersCPSC’s product type: Electric Can Openers (code 213), in Kitchen: Appliances
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Black and Decker”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2015 | 1 |
| February 2012 | 2 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 3 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
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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No one hurt Made Nov 8, 2015, sent to the company Nov 18, 2015, published by CPSC Dec 15, 2015
The product, in the report: White Black & Decker Spacemaker can opener, undercabinet mounted, series ec75/ec85. The cord has melted from hot internal wiring and is dangerous either to use, touch, or plug in. Nothing was done to cause the cord to weaken to cause this damage. This is a defective cord.
Black & Decker Spacemaker Can Opener Seriec EC75/EC85
Cord has melted.
Extreme fire hazard.
Cord has wiring exposed.
- Model
- series ec75/
ec85 - Bought from
- gift, California
- Where
- ventura, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 52, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Black & Decker, made or sold by Spectrum Brands, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Feb 20, 2012, sent to the company Feb 28, 2012, published by CPSC Mar 13, 2012
The product, in the report: white can opener, black and decker made in china model no EC475W
removing can opener from shelf, almost dropped, when catching came real close to puncturing hand on stiletto they use to open cans as opposed to most openers that use a wheel, wheel is much safer.
Product is Black and Decker electric can opener model #EC475W MADE IN CHINA
- Model
- EC475W
- UPC
- UNKNOWN
- Serial number
- NA
- Bought from
- WALMART, Iowa
- Bought
- Jan 18, 2012, about then
- Where
- Mc Callsburg, Iowa: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 64, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Black and Decker, made or sold by Applica Consumer Products, Inc. - NOTIFY SPECTRUM BRANDS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Feb 18, 2012, sent to the company Feb 28, 2012, published by CPSC Mar 20, 2012
The product, in the report: Black & Decker “Grand Openings” freestanding, countertop electric can opener. Cat. No. CO1200B TYPE 1. Plastic housing, black in color. Link to product web page: http://www.blackanddeckerappliances.com/p-59-grand-openings-3-in-1.aspx There is a bar code label on the bottom of the can opener that has “CO1200B 0520 WA” written beneath the bar code.
On Sunday evening (February 5, 2012), my wife suddenly heard a whirring noise coming from the kitchen. Upon investigation, she found that our electric can opener has started running by itself, rather erratically. As she approached it, she noticed a burning smell and saw smoke coming from the top of the appliance. She immediately unplugged the can opener and it stopped.
She called me to take a look. There was an electrical burned smell at the top of the can opener, where the switch mechanisms are located. We had used the can opener earlier in the evening and I suspect that the cutout contact had not fully opened when it last stopped, subsequently allowing arcing to occur across the contact and resulting in the can opener running by itself.
Neither the Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI), nor the electical panel circuit breaker which serves that particular kitchen circuit tripped. Apparently the arcing fault current was not sufficient to trip the breaker and the fault was not of the type that would trip the GFCI. (I used the test button on the GFCI receptacle afterward to test the receptacle and it tripped properly.)
There was no damage to our kitchen as a result of this incident, thanks to the fact that my wife reacted so quickly. Had she not done so, or if we had not been home at the time, the incident might have escalated into a serious fire, as the can opener was located on the countertop, right beneath overhead wooden cabinets.
- Bought
- Jan 1, 2008, about then
- Where
- Houston, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 56, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Black & Decker, made or sold by Applica Consumer Products, Inc. - NOTIFY SPECTRUM BRANDS
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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