Death prompts Class I recall of Western/Scott Fetzer’s OxyTote portable oxygen system

Western/Scott Fetzer is recalling nearly 162,000 of its portable oxygen systems, after 1 person was killed and another injured in separate incidents when the devices exploded after being dropped or set down.

The recall went out Jan. 31 on OxyTote, OxyQuik and AirTote systems distributed in the U.S. from January 2009 to Sept. 30, 2014. The FDA today said the recall is Class I, denoting the risk of serious injury or death.

Westlake, Ohio-based Western/Scott Fetzer received 2 reports of exploding devices after they were mishandled or dropped, the FDA said. When that happens the oxygen canister can ignite, “causing an internal flash fire and the canister to burst.”

The injury occurred when an OxyTote was dropped from a height of about 4 feet, according to the FDA’s recall notice. The employee who was killed did not drop the device, but set it down by his side, the safety watchdog said.

Western/Scott Fetzer was slated to begin a remediation program on all affected devices in Februrary, according to the FDA, which listed the affected lot and model numbers here.

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