J.P. Carlton Company power leaf mulchers and grinders
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 21, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Dec 21, 2017the latest report was made
- Dec 21, 2017the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, J.P. Carlton Company
- Maker
- J.P. Carlton CompanyMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Power leaf mulchers and grindersCPSC’s product type: Power Leaf Mulchers and Grinders (code 1433), in Yard & Garden: Gardening & Landscaping
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Death 1
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.
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Death Made Dec 21, 2017, sent to the company Jan 25, 2018, published by CPSC Feb 8, 2018
The product, in the report: Remote Machine Stump Grinder- large yellow machine used to grind tree stumps
Consumer was using a Carlton Model Remote Stump Grinder (#SP7015, SN#1J9K12122E1167287) when the rotating cutter wheel snagged the control cable, thus pulling the consumer, who was holding the control box, into the cutter wheel, killing him.
- Model
- Carlton Model #SP7015
- Serial number
- 1J9K12122E1167287
- Bought from
- Shelter Tree, Inc.
- Where
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 43, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Client, Patient, Student, Etc. (professional relationship)
- As this report names them
- made or sold by J.P. Carlton Company
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
Sources
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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.
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