mtd log splitters
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 20, 2018. 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, 2018the latest report was made
- Jul 20, 2018the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- mtd
- Maker
- MTD PRODUCTS INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Log splittersCPSC’s product type: Log Splitters (code 1457), in Yard & Garden: Gardening & Landscaping
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2018 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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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First aid Made Jul 20, 2018, sent to the company Jul 27, 2018, published by CPSC Aug 17, 2018
The product, in the report: MTD 15 ton gas log splitter
My injury happen at 13 when using a log splitter to my hand. There are many thousands of injuries every year or worse . The problem has taken a life time to solve and the solution is the WEDGE on every machine sold today that should have my [REDACTED] split solution . US patents [REDACTED] the date that this happened is 1974 . The estimated date on the form will not let me put in this date.
- Where
- debert, Canada: Farm/
Ranch - Who was involved
- Age 13, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand mtd, made or sold by MTD PRODUCTS INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.