This can't be good......

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), some 3,900 injuries that may be associated with electrical receptacle outlets are treated in hospital emergency rooms each year. Approximately a third of these injuries are reported to occur when young children insert metal objects, such as hair pins and keys, into the outlet, resulting in electric shock or burn injuries to the hand or finger. The CPSC also estimates that electric receptacles are involved in 5,300 fires annually which claim 40 lives and injured 110 consumers.

This type of deficiency is the type that you need to recognize before finalizing your home purchase…… A professional Home Inspection will identify these types of deficiencies, as well as many others, and provide you some guidance as to what should be done and by whom.