Grass Hog XP string trimmers and edgers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 28, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Oct 28, 2011the latest report was made
- Oct 28, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Grass Hog XP
- Maker
- Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- String trimmers and edgersPowered, not brush cuttersCPSC’s product type: Lawn Trimmers or Edgers, Powered (Excl. Brushcutters) (code 1464), in Yard & Garden: Gardening & Landscaping
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| October 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention 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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Hurt, no treatment Made Oct 28, 2011, sent to the company Nov 22, 2011, published by CPSC Dec 14, 2011
The product, in the report: Black and Decker Grass Hog XP 14 Inch Electric
I purchased a Black and Decker Grass Hog XP trimmer a few years ago. The trimmer hasn’t worked properly this summer, the string is let out too soon and jams the machine. I noticed on their site some of there trimmers were on recall because the cap would fly off and become a projectile. My trimmer was not on recall. I wrote Black and Decker and they sent me a new automatic feed part and new spools of string because they said I might be using the wrong string or restringing it improperly. After installing the part according to their directions, and installing a new spool, the string was release too soon and parts of the strings became the projectiles. Within two minutes all the string was gone. I was struck and bruised in my arm through a light coat. I was also struck in the leg and foot, which stung immensely, even though wearing heavy pants and shoes. I contacted Black and Decker again about how dangerous this machine had become and what would happen if one of these projectile hit someone in the face? They said they had tried a solution and there was nothing they could do. I feel after spending $80 for this trimmer it had become a very dangerous machine and they had some responsibility here. I will not use this again or let anybody use it. It is not a safe product, and I am out an expensive trimmer.
- Model
- Grass Hop XP
- UPC
- I don’t know
- Serial number
- I don’t know
- Bought from
- Home Depot
- Bought
- May 15, 2007, about then
- Where
- Muskego, Wisconsin: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 55, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Grass Hog XP, made or sold by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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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.