Milwaukee chainsaws

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Feb 27, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

2reports to CPSC
Feb 27, 2026the latest report was made
May 24, 2025the earliest
2with the company’s comments

Brand: Milwaukee
Maker: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: ChainsawsCPSC’s product type: Chain Saws (code 1411), in Yard & Garden: Gardening & Landscaping

Other ways the reports write the brand (1)

“Milwaukee Tools the M18 pruning saw”

By month

2 reports from March 2025 to February 2026; the most in February 2026, 1.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
February 2026	1
May 2025	1

How badly anyone was hurt

Emergency room 2 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.

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

Emergency room
Made Feb 27, 2026, sent to the company Mar 4, 2026, published by CPSC Mar 18, 2026

The product, in the report: [REDACTED] In this picture of chain saws on display on Sept 29 2023 in Home Depot, the Milwaukee M18 that caused [REDACTED] accident is the only saw design that has no second handle set on the left side to steady the saw and occupy the left hand injured in this claim metproductsafety@milwaukeetool.com. Dear [REDACTED]...Milwaukee Tools redesign the M18 sawro.. Provide a second handle and knuckle guard set at right angles to the cutting blade in conformance with proven chain saw design to prevent further injuries (the easy way) for $20 In this picture of chain saws on display on Sept 29 2023 in Home Depot, the Milwaukee M18 that caused [REDACTED] accident is the only saw design that has no second handle set on the left side to steady the saw and occupy the left hand injured in this claim

Milwaukee Tool https://www.milwaukeetool.com support
Customer Support & Service Center | Milwaukee Tool We know your MILWAUKEE tools are an investment and we want to help you protect them. Browse our support and ser...
[REDACTED] When I worked for [REDACTED] I was on a Corporate New Technology Committee and stopped the manufacturing of two chemicals in the same process that each was worse than the Sodium Isocyanate that killed 2000 people in Bhopal and led to the implosion of [REDACTED]. I Helped clean up 0ver 1000 chemical spills and found over a dozen cancer clusters,
Man up for Milwaukee - for less than $20
[REDACTED] Environmental Scientist (Retired)
On Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at [REDACTED] PM EST, [REDACTED] Mail <[REDACTED]> wrote:
[REDACTED], Esq Can you suggest a class action lawyer I promised myself to follow through for my fellow lumber jacks once the dust settled. Well. its settled
On Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at [REDACTED] AM EDT, [REDACTED] Mail <[REDACTED]> wrote:
The Pruning Saw involved in my accident to my left hand on September 4 2023 was a Milwaukee Electric Tool M18 Fuel Hatchet 8’’’ Pruning, Chrome (3004-20) Inline image
Inline image Picture of additional handle I replaced in 5 minutes on Milwaukee saw: replace a bolt holding the casing together with a longer bolt holding the 2nd handle that controls the saw and keeps the left hand busy and not holding the branch you are cutting - for less tha $20 Emoji
On Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at [REDACTED] AM EDT, [REDACTED] Mail <[REDACTED]> wrote:
Here is [REDACTED] injured hand after treatment
[REDACTED] In this picture of chain saws on display on Sept 29 2023 in Home Depot, the Milwaukee M18 that caused [REDACTED] accident is the only saw design that has no second handle set on the left side of the cutting blade to steady the saw and occupy the left hand injured in this claim
As part of the Settlement John will require that Milwaukee Tools redesign the M18 saw, providing a second handle and knuckle guard set at right angles to the cutting blade in conformance with proven chain saw design to prevent further injuries (the easy way) or a punitive law suit for negligent design, personal injury, pain and continued suffering (the hard way) prosecuted by a personal injury lawyer.
Rest assured we at present are on the same side With respect [REDACTED]

Model
Milwaukee Tools the M18 pruning saw
Bought from
Home Depot Onenota - a Milwauke M18
Bought
Sep 1, 2023, about then
Where
schenevus, New York: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 74, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
Self
As this report names them
Brand Milwaukee Tools the M18 pruning saw, made or sold by MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

The company’s comments, in its own words

(3/18/2026) MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION: Thank you for the subject report regarding a Milwaukee M18 Cat. No 3004-20 Pruning Saw. Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp takes reports of potential product safety matters seriously and we appreciate the chance to provide feedback on this report. Milwaukee staff has been in correspondence with this user on multiple occasions and is and will continue to try and work with him to fully understand his concerns and what he is looking for from the company. We would be happy to discuss any details of that correspondence, additional details of this product’s design, the safety features included on the tool, and the allegation made in the user’s report with CPSC staff. We have additionally performed a detailed review of the information provided in the subject report, and believe the report supports a determination that the injury reported in the report was caused by user error and not due to a defect or malfunction of the product. The specific details upon which this determination is based are provided below. By way of background, the Milwaukee M18 Cat. No 3004-20 is not a chain saw as indicated by the user but instead is an emerging category of tool called a pruning saw. While the tools use a cutting chain that is similar to a typical chain saw, their smaller size, lower power, reduced capacity, limited acceptable uses, and applicable safety standard make pruning saws a significantly different product. Additionally, one of the grasping surfaces of a pruning saw is typically a “body grip” area as opposed to the bail handles found on chain saws. Their compact size is optimized for use trimming small brush and removing small limbs from bushes and trees, whereas chain saws typically are used to fell larger trees, and/or break them down once they are down. Specifically, the Milwaukee M18 Pruning Saw is designed with two handles that the user holds to operate the tool. The handles are ergonomically designed such that when the hands are placed on these surfaces the tool is balanced, allowing the user to control the pruning saw safely and comfortably during anticipated cutting operations. The first is a trigger handle that includes the product’s on/off switch, which requires two dissimilar motions to energize the tool. The other handle is located on the front of the tool and provides an enclosed area for which the user’s hand can be inserted. This grasping area, also known as the Body Grip, includes an integrated knuckle guard that acts as a barrier that prevents contact with a moving chain should the hand inadvertently “slip” forward. Each of these handles is described in the operator’s manual that accompanies the tool when purchased, in addition to a warning advising the user that the left hand should be placed on the underside of the knuckle guard, and that the user is to maintain a firm grip on the saw during operation in case a kickback is encountered. The injury reported is not consistent with the type of grip the injured party stated he used while using the pruning saw. Had he been holding the pruning saw as instructed in the Operator’s Manual, his left hand would have been protected from moving toward the chain and prevented the laceration he sustained. This combination of improper use and not protecting oneself from the hazards of chain saw use that he claims to be very familiar with, supports a determination that this incident was caused by the user’s improper use and not due to a defect in the product itself. There are many other factors, including but not limited to, the fact this tool was evaluated and tested by UL and determined to meet the applicable safety requirements for Listing. To enable us to investigate further, we would appreciate the opportunity to review any additional information the Commission currently has available or that may subsequently come into the Commission’s possession.

CPSC report 20260227-AB947-2147323197. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov
Emergency room
Made May 24, 2025, sent to the company May 29, 2025, published by CPSC Jun 12, 2025

The product, in the report: Milwaukee 2826 top handle chainsaw

I had the chainsaw, hand break engaged, and as I was lifting the chainsaw, I guess I actually hit the trigger and the chain spun and caught my hand and cut my hand and severed one of my tendond requiring me to have surgery. When the chain break is forward as in the video, the chain should not be able to turn.

Model
2826-20
Serial number
M39AD233900327
Bought from
Ebay
Bought
Nov 27, 2024
Where
Eunice, Louisiana: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 32, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
Self
As this report names them
Brand Milwaukee, made or sold by MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

The company’s comments, in its own words

(6/11/2025) MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this report regarding a Milwaukee Tool 2826-20T M18 FUEL 14” Top Handle Chainsaw. Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp takes reports of potential product safety matters seriously. We have reviewed the information provided in the report, and information from a call with the user. We continue to be in communication with the user to investigate and understand what occurred, including getting the consumer’s permission to inspect the product. The user’s report indicates he purchased the product from [REDACTED] on 11/27/2024. [REDACTED] is not an authorized distributor of our products, and we do not know what condition the product was in when the user purchased it. We will continue to investigate to understand what occurred with this user’s product.

CPSC report 20250524-3854D-2147331101. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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.

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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.

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

Milwaukee chainsaws

At a glance

By month

How badly anyone was hurt

The reports, as CPSC published them

CPSC’s disclaimer

Sources

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