Bernzomatic multi-purpose lighters, fuel
5 reports to CPSC, the latest made Nov 26, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 5reports to CPSC
- Nov 26, 2024the latest report was made
- Sep 16, 2011the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Bernzomatic
- Makers
- Worthington Cylinders and BERNZ O MATICMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Multi-purpose lighters, fuelIncluding micro-torchesCPSC’s product type: Fuel Multi-purpose Lighters, Incl. Micro-torches (code 1688), in Fuel, Lighters and Fireworks: Lighters & Matches
Other ways the reports write the brand (2)
“Benzomatic” and “bernzomatic lighter”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2024 | 1 |
| September 2023 | 1 |
| January 2015 | 1 |
| December 2012 | 1 |
| September 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
- Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
- No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
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 Nov 26, 2024, sent to the company Nov 29, 2024, published by CPSC Dec 13, 2024
The product, in the report: Bernzomatic TS4000 propane torch
I was using a Bernzomatic TS4000 propane torch when propane started leaking out of a small hole in the handle which errupted into flames burning all the hair off my right hand.
- Model
- TS4000
- Bought from
- Home Depot
- Bought
- Feb 1, 2013, about then
- Where
- Hudson, New Hampshire: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 68, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Bernzomatic, made or sold by Worthington Cylinders
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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No one hurt Made Sep 5, 2023, sent to the company Sep 7, 2023, published by CPSC Sep 21, 2023
The product, in the report: Bernzomatic TS4000 Trigger Start Torch
I was operating a trigger-start Bernzomatic TS4000 Torch to light a wood pellet stove. The torch is mounted to a hand-held gas cylinder. Normally, in order to light the torch, the red ignition knob must first be turned to the unlock/ON position. The torch ignites once the unlocked ignition switch is depressed. Releasing the ignition button automatically extinguishes the flame. The locking feature of the ignition switch is a safety feature preventing inadvertent ignition. On this particular evening, I inadvertently depressed the locked/OFF ignition button and the torch ignited. Releasing the ignition switch did not extinguish the flame because the ignition switch was still in a locked position. I was holding a flaming torch that I could not shut off. The torch ignition switch was stuck in the locked position the entire time and even to this day cannot be unlocked. Finally, to extinguish the flame, I chose the option of unscrewing the torch from the gas cylinder. Fortunately, there were no injuries. This event should never have happened. There should be no way to override a safety feature and ignite a gas torch by pressing the ignition switch which is clearly in the locked position. To compound the problem there was no way to unlock the ignition switch.
- Model
- Bernzomatic TS4000
- Serial number
- 1621617
- Bought from
- Home Depot
- Where
- Westerville, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 72, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Bernzomatic, made or sold by Worthington Cylinders
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Jan 25, 2015, sent to the company Feb 5, 2015, published by CPSC Feb 23, 2015
The product, in the report: Benzomatic stick type butane lighter, with blue and grey plastic and a flexible metal hose for the stick part. Lighter has two buttons on top and bottom which must be operated in tandem for lighter to ignite.
I was lighting candles on a cake with a benzomatic stick lighter, when leaking fuel erupted into flame engulfing and burning my hand. The fuel cane from the hand hold section of the stick lighter, where there are two pressure type levers to activate and to light the fuel. There was lit candles 5 inches away and it ignited from that distance. It was apparent that there was a large cloud of fuel in the air as the resulting fire ball was larger then my hand, estimated size of 12 inches by 8 inches. Later investigation indicates that fuel is leaking when the fuel lever is pressed into the body of the lighter, then escaping the the body. Note: I am a Michigan certified firefighter II with 4 years of working full time.
- Model
- unknown
- UPC
- unknown
- Serial number
- unknown
- Where
- Petoskey, Michigan: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 27, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Benzomatic, made or sold by Worthington Cylinders
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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No one hurt Made Dec 28, 2012, sent to the company Jan 14, 2013, published by CPSC Jan 29, 2013
The product, in the report: bernzomatic premium flexible lighter bzltr300r. when refilling with supplied butane refill cartridge, the lighter refill valve stuck open, spraying out all of the butane until it was empty. if there had been an open flame or a cigarette lit anywhere in the room it would have caused a fire in my house. i first notified bernzomatic of the problem, and they didn’t seem to care at all about the safety issue and just put the problem back on me as if i were just looking for a refund. i don’t want a refund. i want to save lives that could be lost by this reckless company.
bernzomatic premium flexible lighter bzltr300r. when refilling with supplied butane refill cartridge, the lighter refill valve stuck open, spraying out all of the butane until it was empty. if there had been an open flame or a cigarette lit anywhere in the room it would have caused a fire in my house.
i first notified bernzomatic of the problem, and they didn’t seem to care at all about the safety issue and just put the problem back on me as if i were just looking for a refund. i don’t want a refund. i want to save lives that could be lost by this reckless company.
- Model
- bernzomatic premium flexible lighter bzltr300r
- Bought from
- home depot
- Bought
- Oct 5, 2012, about then
- Where
- Rochester, Michigan: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand bernzomatic lighter, made or sold by Worthington Cylinders
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Hurt, care not known Made Sep 16, 2011, sent to the company Sep 23, 2011, published by CPSC Oct 12, 2011
The product, in the report: hand held self igniting propane torch
Surefire hand held self igniting torch sold thru BernzOmatic ignited in my hand. torch handle has a hole in the handle that leaked gas out that ignited. I have used this type of torch for many, many years without any problems. They do have different models of this hand held self igniting torch and again I have never had a problem with any of them. I do remember about 15 years ago that this type of torch was pulled off the market for some reason. I did contact BerzOmatic only to be told that they do not repair or warranty this product, and that the torch probably has a missing screw. There is a hole in the handle but I do not see any threads there. this seems to be were the gas is leaking.
- Model
- T-111
- Where
- Fox Lake, Illinois: Place of Recreation or Sports
- Who was involved
- Age 64, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand BernzOmatic, made or sold by BERNZ O MATIC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
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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.
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