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Schneider Electric breaker panels, circuit breakers and fuses

5 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jan 28, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 5reports to CPSC
  • Jan 28, 2024the latest report was made
  • Jul 29, 2021the earliest
  • 2with the company’s comments
Brand
Schneider Electric
Maker
Schneider Electric USA IncMakers, 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
Other ways the reports write the brand (2)

“Schneider Electric, Square D” and “Schneider electric QOC42UF”

By month

2 reports from February 2023 to January 2024; the most in January 2024, 1. 3 earlier reports, since July 2021, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20241
May 20231
September 20221
July 20221
July 20211

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
  • Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
  • No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
  • No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No 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. Hurt, care not known

    Made Jan 28, 2024, sent to the company Jan 30, 2024, published by CPSC Feb 13, 2024

    The product, in the report: QOC42UF

    The panels keep tripping and are not tripping correctly. Also experienced minor shock.

    Model
    QOC42UF
    Where
    Apollo Beach, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 44, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Schneider electric QOC42UF, made or sold by Schneider Electric USA Inc
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Level of care not known
  2. Emergency room

    Made May 17, 2023, sent to the company May 19, 2023, published by CPSC Jun 5, 2023

    The product, in the report: Schneider Electric Square D QOC30UF Series S01 Load Center, Type 1, Metal Enclosure Numbers inside door cover: 192711 15 40265-438-06

    Schneider Electric Square D QOC30UF Series S01 Load Center Type 1 Enclosure Numbers inside door cover: 192711 15 40265-438-06 Product used within a residential home. I put my hand on the top of the enclosure and severely cut my right little finger. Laceration required 8 Stiches at the hospital emergency room. I have permanent scaring, nerve damage, and pain. Negligent manufacturing defect or error that came off the assembly line incorrectly with very sharp edges on the enclosure cover. Product did not come with proper warnings or instructions about sharp edges which may cause injury. (Failure to warn of possible hazards.)

    Model
    QOC30UF Series S01 Load Center, Type 1,
    Serial number
    192711 15 40265-438-06
    Bought from
    Amazon by Long Life Electric LLC
    Bought
    Aug 3, 2019
    Where
    Parsippany, New Jersey: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Schneider Electric, Square D, made or sold by Schneider Electric USA Inc
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
  3. No one hurt

    Made Sep 20, 2022, sent to the company Sep 23, 2022, published by CPSC Oct 7, 2022

    The product, in the report: QOC42UF Electrical Panel . This panel is on the recall list. This panel has tripped several times and was very very hot when tripped. Installed in new Home in 2020 built by [REDACTED].

    Electrical panel has tripped several times. The one that tripped is very hot to the touch

    Model
    QOC42UF
    UPC
    ?
    Serial number
    ??
    Bought from
    Paparone Home Builders
    Bought
    Mar 1, 2020, about then
    Where
    Sewell, New Jersey: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Schneider Electric, made or sold by Schneider Electric USA Inc
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  4. No one hurt

    Made Jul 24, 2022, sent to the company Jul 27, 2022, published by CPSC Aug 10, 2022

    The product, in the report: Schneider Electric Electrical panel circuit breaker DR horton builder

    Fire that destroyed home in my neighborhood from the builder that built my home as well. Was told it was the circuit breaker box that caused fire. My other neighbor let us know the boxes are on recall. Mine is one of them and the box is very warm to the touch but it is in garage and very warm out.

    Model
    QOC40UF
    Where
    Barnegat, New Jersey: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Schneider Electric, made or sold by Schneider Electric USA Inc
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  5. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Jul 29, 2021, sent to the company Nov 5, 2021, published by CPSC Nov 22, 2021

    The product, in the report: Schneider Electric, Square D, weatherproof, 2PST, nonfused, 30 amp (DU221RB) (E2)

    To this day there are no reports of a child being injured, and I want to keep it that way. I have managed to convince a lot of people to get Knife Blade Disconnect Switch Boxes secured before a child is seriously injured. FYI Knife Blade Disconnect Switches are the ONLY widely used piece of electrical equipment that does not require a tool to access the live components inside, thus they have NO child safeguards. Due to the proliferation of solar in the residential industry these switch boxes are being used rampantly inside and outside peoples homes many at toddler height. I discovered this potential hazard while performing residential solar inspections in 2016 and have been on a mission for over five years to get these switch boxes secured. It took me two years but in 2019 I got every Republican and every Democratic in [REDACTED] to vote for my bill [REDACTED] and signed into law on 4/30/19 (see attachment). This Law requires any of these switch boxes installed in Residential Solar installations to be secured with a lockout tag. I also managed to convince SEIA, Solar Energy Industry Association, of the danger of these switch boxes. SEIA submitted two Public Inputs to the NEC, National Electrical Code, for code changes (see attachment) (Note the substantiation; these switch boxes are easily accessible possessing life threatening voltages and currents). NEC adopted the code changes in the 2020 NEC article 690-13 and 690-15, These two code changes require these switches be locked up in homes with solar. Many municipalities begin to adopt the 2020 NEC now two years after [REDACTED]began securing these switch boxes, but the NEC is not retroactive. So in 2020 I convinced [REDACTED] of the dangers of these switch boxes. Beginning in November 2020 until this day [REDACTED] became the first County in our Nation to secure the preexisting switch boxes, by sending lockout tags with instructions on installing them to every home that obtained a solar permit. Now I am working with UL, Underwriters Laboratory to change the century old safety standard on how these switch boxes are designed. This process may take another six months to a year to accomplish. Most of these switch boxes require you to pull the switch box handle down in the off position and flip a spring latch locking device before opening the cover and accessing the highly lethal components inside. But the two switch boxes that I am hoping for CPSC to issue a public warning are the most hazardous pieces of electrical equipment on the market. Schneider Electric, Square D, weatherproof, 2PST, nonfused, 30 amp (DU221RB) (E2), and 60 amp (DU222RB) (E2), disconnect switches have NO handle and cover interlock or flip latch mechanism, and all a child has to do is lift up the cover in the on position, and everything inside is highly energized. I walked the halls of [REDACTED] lobbying elected officials, and lobbied the [REDACTED] Council showing one of these Square D switch boxes. Furthermore most solar installers are not licensed electricians and probably don’t even own a code book. As it stands now the total liability for safety lies in the hands of the installer. In 2017 I tried to get CPSC to publish a blanket warning for all Knife Blade Disconnect Switch Boxes. But CPSC can only issue warnings for a particular manufacturer, model type, and serial number. Now I am back asking CPSC to publish warnings for the two switch boxes I listed above. FYI Schneider Electric, Square D the manufacturer of these two switch boxes, and Vivint Solar installer of many of these two switch boxes, have been aware of this potential hazard for four years and still continue to manufacture them and still continue to install them Nationwide. [REDACTED], the Nation’s leading electrical code expert known in 15 Countries as the leading code expert agrees with me. CPSC please help me get these two switch boxes off the market. Attached: 2019 [REDACTED] 2018 NEC Public Input for the 2020 NEC 2020 [REDACTED] Livestream [REDACTED] News story aired 2019 Brief video of these two potentially lethal switch boxes Sincerely, [REDACTED]

    Model
    Square D, weatherproof, 2PST, nonfused, 30 amp (DU221RB) (E2
    Where
    Unspecified: Unspecified
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Schneider Electric, made or sold by Schneider Electric USA Inc
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    No Incident, No Injury

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.

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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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