Scotts hand pruning and trimming tools, kind not given
1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 16, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- May 16, 2016the latest report was made
- May 16, 2016the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Scotts
- Maker
- Acme United CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Hand pruning and trimming tools, kind not givenCPSC’s product type: Manual Pruning or Trimming Equipment, Not Specified (code 1455), in Yard & Garden: Gardening & Landscaping
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| May 2016 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
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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No one hurt Made May 16, 2016, sent to the company May 25, 2016, published by CPSC Jun 9, 2016
The product, in the report: Scotts 18879 Garden Lopping Shears
I purchased a Scotts 18879 Lopping Shear about 1 month ago. I used it less than 100 times on materials within its size and type of material range as shown by the manufacturer: “Branches less than 2 inches in diameter”. On the last use the steel lopping tab broke off and whizzed past my ear. It missed my eyes by less than 6 inches. If it had hit my eye I would have probably been blinded in that eye. There was no unusual force or twisting that was ever used on the lopping shear. On examination the broken area on the lopping shear showed very heavy “crystallization and snapped off cleanly. I am an engineer and to me this is a clear indication of bad heat treating. The lopping tab itself is also very small and thin. This is a very unsafe product and could easily have caused me a serious injury.
- Model
- 18879
- UPC
- unknown
- Serial number
- None
- Bought from
- Friedmans, California
- Bought
- Mar 23, 2016
- Where
- Fort Bragg, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 70, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Scotts, made or sold by Acme United Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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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