MENARD INC string trimmers and edgers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 15, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 15, 2013the latest report was made
- Jul 15, 2013the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, MENARD INC
- Maker
- MENARD INCMakers, 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 |
|---|---|
| July 2013 | 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 15, 2013, sent to the company Aug 7, 2013, published by CPSC Aug 21, 2013
The product, in the report: String Trimmer
Caller sent email regarding [weed trimmer] that has no safety mechanism to keep user from turning it on accidently.
Yardworks string trimmer, model# 21068 purchased at Menards around June 29th, 2013.
The caller is reporting this string trimmer because it has no safety mechanism to keep it from turning on accidently.
Caller said he injured his leg quite badly after grabbing the handle accidently turning it on and cutting his ankle on the left leg about six cuts approximately six inches long.
Caller treated his wounds himself
He has not contacted the manufacture but does intend to contact them.
- Model
- 21068
- Serial number
- none viewed
- Bought from
- Menard’s, Iowa
- Bought
- Jun 29, 2013
- Where
- Long Grove, Iowa: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 63, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- made or sold by MENARD INC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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.
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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.