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Craftsman power pruning and trimming tools, kind not given

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 20, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jul 20, 2015the latest report was made
  • Jul 20, 2015the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
Craftsman
Maker
Sears Holdings Management CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Power pruning and trimming tools, kind not givenCPSC’s product type: Power Pruning or Trimming Equipment, Not Specified (code 1456), in Yard & Garden: Gardening & Landscaping

By month

1 report from August 2014 to July 2015; the most in July 2015, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
July 20151

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known

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.

Source:

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

  1. Hurt, care not known

    Made Jul 20, 2015, sent to the company Aug 12, 2015, published by CPSC Aug 26, 2015

    The product, in the report: Weed Wacker/Trimmer

    Caller stated that the trimmer while in operation the bottom (plastic plate that is used for the strings) broke off and became a projectile. He stated that he was hit in on the right leg with the object and he received a minor bruise. No medical attention was received. The Part#3410176A-1.

    (7/13) He contacted the retailer and he was referred to the manufacturer which he was then transferred through 5 different departments but no one was unable to assist him.

    Caller stated that he feels that this trimmer is a safety hazard and should be reported.

    The submitter added he found out theirs is an updated part. The submitter also noted he has “somewhere” in his house the two broken pieces that attach to the area where the spool goes in.

    Model
    13898982
    Serial number
    set0431094
    Bought from
    Gift
    Where
    Westland, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 53, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Craftsman, made or sold by Sears Holdings Management Corporation
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Level of care not known

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.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

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.

Source:

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

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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