Oxo softworks jar opener non-electric can openers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Apr 25, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Apr 25, 2017the latest report was made
- Apr 25, 2017the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Oxo softworks jar opener
- Maker
- Helen of TroyMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Non-electric can openersCPSC’s product type: Nonelectric Can Openers (code 401), in Kitchen: Gadgets & Utensils
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| April 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by 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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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Apr 25, 2017, sent to the company May 19, 2017, published by CPSC Jun 12, 2017
The product, in the report: Black, triangular jar opener with rubber grip and sharp small metal teeth along one side to grip jar lids.
When opening a jar with the oxo opener, I sustained a serious cut on my right thumb due to the poor design or defect. The sharp metal teeth ripped open the side of the lid exposing sharp metal shards. I received Hand Therapy from a rehabilitation center due to pain, numbness and loss of mobility. Oxo requested the opener and stated that their quality control dept. could not replicate the problem even though I can easily replicate it. They offered $150 compensation which I refused as inadequate. After over two years, they have finally returned the opener to me. I have noted that they now have a redesigned opener which I have not purchased.
- Model
- oxo softworks jar opener
- Bought
- Jan 1, 2014, about then
- Where
- mill valley, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 63, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Oxo softworks jar opener, made or sold by Helen of Troy
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by 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.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
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.