MERKURY INNOVATIONS LLC computers and video games
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Apr 3, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Apr 3, 2012the latest report was made
- Apr 3, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, MERKURY INNOVATIONS LLC
- Maker
- MERKURY INNOVATIONS LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Computers and video gamesComputers, their equipment and electronic gamesCPSC’s product type: Computers (Equipment and Electronic Games) (code 557), in Electronics: Computers, Monitors, Projectors
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| April 2012 | 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 Apr 3, 2012, sent to the company May 8, 2012, published by CPSC May 22, 2012
The product, in the report: usb card reader
The consumer used the USB card in a desk top computer for an hour when he noticed that it became extremely hot. The consumer immediately removed it from the computer and while doing so it was hot to the touch. No injuries were reported.
The consumer examined the USB card and noticed that it was melted on the underside along with the controller chip on the board.
Approximately five minutes after removing the USB card the consumer attempted to use a different brand USB card. While doing so the computer froze up and would not read the card.
The consumer reports that he has used the USB card since he purchased it and has never experienced a hazard or any concern with it.
The consumer has not contacted the firm but states that he will eventually. The consumer has returned the USB card to the retailer.
The consumer reports that he is glad that he was nearby when the incident occurred because there could have been a potential fire.
- Model
- 2313
- Bought from
- Walmart, Idaho
- Bought
- Jan 1, 2011
- Where
- Idaho: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- made or sold by MERKURY INNOVATIONS LLC
- 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.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
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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