Bernzomatic fuel-burning lighting equipment
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jul 14, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Jul 14, 2024the latest report was made
- Nov 26, 2021the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Bernzomatic
- Maker
- Worthington CylindersMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Fuel-burning lighting equipmentCPSC’s product type: Fuel-burning Lighting Equipment (code 4060), in Fuel, Lighters and Fireworks: Fuels, Gas & Oils
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2024 | 1 |
| November 2021 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- 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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No one hurt Made Jul 14, 2024, sent to the company Jul 30, 2024, published by CPSC Aug 13, 2024
The product, in the report: Bernzomatic Basic Torch Kit with blue knob. about 10” long and fits comfortably in hand.
I disassembled a Bernzomatic Basic Torch Kit because it was broken. Here is the link: https://www.lowes.com/pd/BernzOmatic-Soldering-Propane-Torch-Kit-14-1-oz/5014450435
The insides look similar to an older model here: [REDACTED]
Upon diassembly, I noticed that the piezo ignition switch directly rests on the brass tube carrying pressurized propane. Since the piezo ignition switch has a metal end that is harder than brass, it is slowly wearing away at the pressurized tube.
This can result in gas leakage and a potential explosion/fire hazard should the tube wear down to the inner diameter.
- Bought from
- Lowes
- Bought
- Feb 7, 2018, about then
- Where
- Brooklyn, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- 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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No one hurt Made Nov 26, 2021, sent to the company Nov 30, 2021, published by CPSC Dec 14, 2021
The product, in the report: Bernzomatic TS4000 propane torch Model tS4000
I was using a Bernzomatic TS4000 propane torch when suddenly without warning it started leaking propane from the vent in the handle and burst into flames in my hand. (If you go on you tube you can see I am not the only person this has happened to)
- Model
- tS4000
- Where
- Boone, North Carolina: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 57, Unknown
- 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
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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.
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