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Ott-Lite floor and table lamps

4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jan 14, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 4reports to CPSC
  • Jan 14, 2022the latest report was made
  • Aug 30, 2012the earliest
  • 2with the company’s comments
Brand
Ott-Lite
Maker
OTTLITE TECHNOLOGIESMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Floor and table lampsElectric, not halogenCPSC’s product type: Floor Lamps or Table Lamps, Electric (Excl Halogen) (code 4071), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Indoor Lighting
Other ways the reports write the brand (2)

“OttLite” and “OttLite 2 in 1 LED Magnifier Floor and Table Light”

By month

1 report from February 2021 to January 2022; the most in January 2022, 1. 3 earlier reports, since August 2012, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20221
October 20121
September 20121
August 20121

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 4 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 Jan 14, 2022, sent to the company Jan 20, 2022, published by CPSC Feb 3, 2022

    The product, in the report: OttLite magnifying floor or table lamp Item # SL-7023 black Used to read. Is also found in silver as product # 43828C

    My 85 year old mother uses the Ott lite magnifying lamp to read and see close up objects. She has very limited vision. She keeps the floor lamp beside her comfortable recliner. The light doesn’t touch any other objects. I was helping her move her chair and found the light melted. She had no idea it had melted. She has COPD and I’m sure the melted plastic affected her breathing. We are lucky the house didn’t burn down.

    Model
    SL - 7023
    Serial number
    JAS7520 438PNC
    Bought from
    JoAnn’s Fabric, Florida
    Bought
    Jan 9, 2021, about then
    Where
    Winter Haven, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 84, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Parent
    As this report names them
    Brand OttLite 2 in 1 LED Magnifier Floor and Table Light, made or sold by OTTLITE TECHNOLOGIES
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Oct 23, 2012, sent to the company Oct 31, 2012, published by CPSC Nov 15, 2012

    The product, in the report: 20w Lexington Floor Lamp

    The lamp comes in a box unassembled. I took the parts out of the box and carefully followed the instructions to assemble the lamp. I specifically checked the screws holding the lamp shade to verify that they were tight. As I was lifting the pole to adjust the lamp height, the heavy glass shade and bulb crashed to the floor and shattered into many sharp fragments around my feet. The company says there is nothing wrong with the lamp; it was not assembled properly. My reaction is that a glass shade weighing several pounds in such a precarious position is not reasonable without some safeguard.

    An observation: because of the design of the lamp, it is not possible to actually see if the screws are correctly seated in the shade as you are attaching it. The problem is not self-evident during the assemblly. An emphatic warning in the instructions combined with an instruction to to loosen knob F and turn the socket head up to see into the socket head so that you can verify that the screws are set in the anchor grove on the shade would reduce the risk although I still find that heavy glass hanging with no other anchor unacceptable. I am 72 years old in good health, eysight, etc. I have been assembling products all my life. I carefully follow directions. If this traumatic and hazardous experience can happen to me, it can, and will, happen to lots of other consumers.

    Model
    20w Lexington Floor Lamp #20318S62
    UPC
    61712 10731
    Serial number
    JAS2275 ST-781 (C92NKS) 03 2012
    Bought from
    Jo-ann Faberics, New York
    Bought
    Oct 18, 2012
    Where
    Hudson, New York: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 72, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand OttLite, made or sold by OTTLITE TECHNOLOGIES
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  3. No one hurt

    Made Sep 11, 2012, sent to the company Sep 18, 2012, published by CPSC Oct 2, 2012

    The product, in the report: Ott table lamp - contained original bulb provided w/ lamp.

    I’ve had, for 6-7 years, an Ott table lamp w/ the original CFC bulb in it. The lamp is very rarely used, as it’s in a guest bedroom. Yesterday, I was in that BR and noticed the seam on the lampshade was askew, so I turned the shade to straighten it. Please note that the lamp was OFF and I had not turned it on at all during the time I was in that room. As I was going out the door, maybe 5-10 secs later, there was an huge popping sound. Scared the you know what out of me, and when I turned around, there was glass everywhere. In the bed, all over the pillows and bedding, imbedded in the carpet... and the shards of glass sprayed out over at least 4’ of space. What a freakin’ mess - words don’t do it justice. It took me hours, literally, to clean everything up and I’m still not sure I’ve gotten all the small pieces of glass out of the carpet. I actually threw out the comforter b/c I was concerned that I’d never properly be able to get the imbedded glass out of it. More importantly, I shudder to think what might have happened had this occurred while someone was in the bed. When I look at the lamp, there is not one iota of glass left in the fixture - just the ring that contained said bulb. I emailed Ott, shortly after the event, and explained to them what happened and inquired as to whether there was a recall on the product (meaning the lamp) and the reply I rec’d was: “Hello [REDACTED], I apologize for the issue with the bulb, however has never been a recall on that bulb. Best Regards, [REDACTED] | Customer Service Representative Exercise and Live Healthy!!”

    Thank you for your time.

    Model
    20M83AB2
    Bought from
    frontgate but not sure
    Bought
    Dec 1, 2006, about then
    Where
    spotsylvania, Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 58, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Ott-Lite, made or sold by OTTLITE TECHNOLOGIES
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  4. No one hurt

    Made Aug 30, 2012, sent to the company Sep 11, 2012, published by CPSC Sep 25, 2012

    The product, in the report: Ott-Lite floor lamp(s). Multiple models utilizing Ott-Lite bulb H34J3K. We have 5 various OttLite brand floor lamps utilizing this bulb and two of the five have had bulbs fall out and break.

    My wife adjusted her Ott-LIte lamp at her desk and the proprietary CFL fell out shattering in front of her on her desktop. This is the second Ott-lite lamp that the bulb has fallen out of and shattered. Poor design of a proprietary bulb base to force consumers to only use the Ott-lite brand bulb results in a bulb which is not secure in the fixture and falls out easily.

    The CFL’s contain mercury which is harmful and difficult to clean up in addition to the broken glass.

    See reviews on http://www.joann.com/ottlite-25w-replacement-bulb/prd30888/ for more users that have had the same experience.

    Model
    Ott-lite model 20g91423
    Bought from
    JoAnn’s
    Bought
    Aug 11, 2010, about then
    Where
    Laura, Ohio: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 46, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Spouse
    As this report names them
    Brand Ott-Lite, made or sold by OTTLITE TECHNOLOGIES
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    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.

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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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