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POWERXCEL electric wiring

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 14, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 2reports to CPSC
  • Dec 14, 2016the latest report was made
  • Oct 11, 2016the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
POWERXCEL
Maker
MIDWEST TRADING GROUP (MTG) INCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Electric wiringNot panel boards or outletsCPSC’s product type: Electric Wire or Wiring Systems (Excl Panelboards Recept (code 4062), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Electrical Systems
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)

“Power X Cel”

By month

2 reports from January 2016 to December 2016; the most in December 2016, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
December 20161
October 20161

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
  • No one hurt 1 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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Dec 14, 2016, sent to the company Dec 22, 2016, published by CPSC Jan 9, 2017

    The product, in the report: CVS POWERXCEL USB WALL CHARGER PURPLE

    Charger caught on fire, and caught blanket on fire as well. Looked online and seem similar incidents

    Model
    LY-06 WC1A-24/1802
    Bought from
    CVS, Florida
    Where
    ormond beach, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 42, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand POWERXCEL, made or sold by MIDWEST TRADING GROUP (MTG) INC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Oct 11, 2016, sent to the company Nov 8, 2016, published by CPSC Nov 23, 2016

    The product, in the report: USB wall adapter

    (08/2016) The consumer stated that two weeks after she purchased the adapter, she plugged it into the wall outlet. After about twenty-five minutes she smelled something burning. There was smoke coming from the adapter. The consumer’s daughter unplugged the product. The fingers of her daughter’s left hand was burned.

    No medical attention was required.

    The consumer has pictures.

    Model
    Item #WC1A-24/1802G
    Bought from
    CVS, South Carolina
    Bought
    Aug 6, 2016, about then
    Where
    Unspecified: Unspecified
    Who was involved
    Age 15, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Power X Cel, made or sold by MIDWEST TRADING GROUP (MTG) INC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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