Black and Decker other unpowered garden tools

The reports, as CPSC published them

1. Emergency room

   Made Mar 6, 2015 · , sent to the company Mar 25, 2015 · , published by CPSC Apr 8, 2015

   The product, in the report: Hand trowel

   On February 25,2015 I purchased a Black & Decker hand trowel from Walmart. I arrived home and a few hours later attempted to remove the product packaging that was affixed with a zip tie, a very tight, black zip tie. It was difficult to get the tip of the scissors up under the zip tie because it was excessively tight, so I stuck the pointed tip of the trowel down onto the driveway to get some leverage. The trowel was upright in my left hand and kitchen scissors were in my right, as I was attempting to get the tip of the scissors under the tie, my right hand slipped and smashed down onto the back edge of the trowel, the part most people would assume to be blunt, it wasn’t. There was a crescent shaped divot out of the right side of the back of the trowel, and it’s nearly razor sharp. That is exactly where my right forefinger smashed into, I pulled the trowel away and out of my finger, exposing what I thought looked like bone. I freaked out not understanding how this could of happened, I thought I had broken the trowel when I looked at the razor sharp divot. Luckily I had neighbors who came to my rescue, they were as perplexed as I was as to why this trowel was like this. I understand now it is to remove roots and such, in a backward motion. My concern is it was not labeled to perform this function, not anywhere on the packaging, and the placement of product label obscured the sharp edge. I had no idea it was there. It is extremely dangerous and has caused me a lot of grief. I am a manager of a hair salon so my fingers are very important. I have not been able to work for 10 days now and am concerned because I don’t have all the feeling in my finger back. This product needs to be labeled differently and I wish we would ban zip ties!

   Model

   BD1525W

   UPC

   44841 02274

   Bought from

   Walmart, Arizona

   Bought

   Feb 25, 2015

   Where

   Gilbert, Arizona: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 53, Female

   The reporter’s relation to them

   Self

   As this report names them

   Brand Black and Decker, made or sold by BOND MANUFACTURING COMPANY

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

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