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Ultrafire batteries

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 10, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Feb 10, 2016the latest report was made
  • Feb 10, 2016the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Ultrafire
Maker
Wha Fat Technological Co, LtdMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
BatteriesCPSC’s product type: Batteries (code 884), in Electronics: Batteries & Chargers

By month

1 report from March 2015 to February 2016; the most in February 2016, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
February 20161

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

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. Emergency room

    Made Feb 10, 2016, sent to the company Feb 19, 2016, published by CPSC Mar 11, 2016

    The product, in the report: UltraFire li ion rechargeable battery

    On January 18, 2016 my husband was in our basement and was preparing to change our car’s head light. He was about to use a flashlight with a lithium ion rechargeable battery that is intended to be worn on one’s head. As my husband was lifting the flashlight to his head he turned on the flashlight and the battery exploded. The explosion sounded like a bomb. I was upstairs with my children and thought the noise was one of our basement windows shattering. I came down to investigate what happened and saw my husband in shock and complaining of ear pain and grabbing his chest. He had a burn on his chest; the chemicals had gone through his shirt. Scattered on the basement floor and carpeting were tiny remnants of the battery. There was a strong odor in the basement. I contacted the fire department and they removed the pieces of the flashlight and battery. They took up our carpet and removed it from the basement. The fire department sent emergency medical staff who advised my husband to go the emergency room. I brought my husband to the emergency room and he had a chest x ray and his ears examined. My husband’s chest x ray was negative but he was having ringing in his ears. My husband visited an ear nose and throat physician assistant who ordered a hearing test. The hearing test results showed considerable hearing loss in my husband’s left ear. The physician assistant prescribed oral steroids to my husband and advised him to come back for a follow up appointment in two weeks. My husband is still having hearing loss in his left ear, ringing in the left ear ,sensitivity to loud noises and generalized headaches.

    Where
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 42, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Spouse
    As this report names them
    Brand Ultrafire, made or sold by Wha Fat Technological Co, Ltd
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment 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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