Weed Eater WEB160 E-lite brushcutters, powered
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Nov 27, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Nov 27, 2017the latest report was made
- Nov 27, 2017the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Weed Eater WEB160 E-lite
- Maker
- HUSQVARNA GROUP OF COMPANIES N. AMERICAMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Brushcutters, poweredCPSC’s product type: Brushcutters, Powered (code 1463), in Yard & Garden: Gardening & Landscaping
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 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.
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Emergency room Made Nov 27, 2017, sent to the company Dec 4, 2017, published by CPSC Dec 18, 2017
The product, in the report: Weed Eater WEB160 7.5 amp 160 mph leaf blower Black nozzle with green plastic motor housing
I was blowing leaves on our patio with the Weed Eater WB160. I had been using it no more than 5 minutes when it exploded inches from my thigh. There were no indications of what was about to happen, no strange smells, sounds or appearance. There was a deafening shotgun sound and the internal pieces were expelled out the sides of the plastic housing and directly into my right leg. After the initial shock of the sound, the blower was still running, making a high pitched whirring sound, even though almost all of the green plastic housing was obliterated. I immediately unplugged the unit from the wall and called my husband over for help. He promptly took photographs of the blower, the adjacent pieces and my leg. Upon inspection my right leg was bleeding, had several abrasions and a contusion about the size of a football. We left right away for the ER to make sure nothing more was wrong.
- Model
- WEB160
- Bought from
- Bi-Mart, Washington
- Bought
- Jul 1, 2012, about then
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 29, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Weed Eater WEB160 E-lite, made or sold by HUSQVARNA GROUP OF COMPANIES N. AMERICA
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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.