Cutler-Hammer breaker panels, circuit breakers and fuses
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 21, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 21, 2025the latest report was made
- Aug 21, 2025the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Cutler-Hammer
- Maker
- EatonMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Breaker panels, circuit breakers and fusesIncluding GFCIsCPSC’s product type: Panelboards, Circuit Breakers, Gfci”s, or Fuses (code 4063), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Electrical Systems
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2025 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- 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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Aug 21, 2025, sent to the company Aug 22, 2025, published by CPSC Sep 8, 2025
The product, in the report: Cutler-Hammer Type BR250 50 amp double pole breaker 7 86676 36305 1
Hello: I have two 200 amp boxes made by [REDACTED] in my residence. This week, we had two breakers melt and come apart. One was a 30 amp double pole that is apx 22 years old. The other was a 50 amp double pole that is apx 5 years old. Thankfully, we had turned one of the breakers off and when we turned it back on, we heard a noise and immediately turned it off. When it was removed, the damage was identified on one leg of the 30 amp breaker. On closer inspection, the 50 amp breaker across the buss bar from it was in even worse shape. I came out of the box in pieces with parts remaining attached to the buss bar. This was a life threatening failure and we were fortunate to find these failures by coincidence and not by a tragic loss of property and possible life. I understand that some panels and breakers were under a recall during the time frame of these products being manufactured but the numbers on these boxes do not appear on the list I was able to locate. I would like for someone to know that these did the exact same thing that the other boxes were recalled for even though they did not appear on the list I was able to locate. Please contact me to let me know who I need to contact to let them know of this dangerous hazard. Thanking you, [REDACTED]
- Model
- Type BR250 50 amp double pole breaker 7 86676 36305 1
- Where
- Athens, Tennessee: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 66, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Cutler-Hammer, made or sold by Eaton
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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.
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