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2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Oct 9, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 2reports to CPSC
  • Oct 9, 2019the latest report was made
  • Oct 6, 2019the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Gordon
Maker
Harbor Freight ToolsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
KnivesCPSC’s product type: Knives, Not Elsewhere Classified (code 464), in Kitchen: Knives & Slicers
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)

“Gordon Folding knives”

By month

2 reports from November 2018 to October 2019; the most in October 2019, 2.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
October 20192

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
  • 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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. First aid

    Made Oct 9, 2019, sent to the company Nov 1, 2019, published by CPSC Nov 18, 2019

    The product, in the report: Gordon folding knife....I have photo of injury but this page won’t let me upload

    While using knife it closed up while in the fully locked postion

    Bought from
    Harbor Freight Tools, New York
    Bought
    Jun 1, 2014, about then
    Where
    Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 58, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Gordon, made or sold by Harbor Freight Tools
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  2. Emergency room

    Made Oct 6, 2019, sent to the company Oct 25, 2019, published by CPSC Nov 8, 2019

    The product, in the report: Pocket Knife

    I was using the knife to open a package, the locking mechanism failed and forced the blade closed on my finger resulting in stitches.

    Bought from
    Harbor Freight, Michigan
    Bought
    Jul 7, 2019, about then
    Where
    Muskegon, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 33, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Gordon Folding knives, made or sold by Harbor Freight Tools
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

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.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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