Master Forge manual cleaning equipment
5 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 10, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
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- 5reports to CPSC
- Dec 10, 2012the latest report was made
- Jun 5, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Master Forge
- Makers
- L G Sourcing, Inc. and LF, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Manual cleaning equipmentNot buckets and pailsCPSC’s product type: Manual Cleaning Equipment (Excl. Buckets and Pails) (code 480), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Home Cleaning Appliances & Equipment
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Master Force”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2012 | 1 |
| August 2012 | 2 |
| July 2012 | 1 |
| June 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hospital admission 2 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
- No one hurt 1 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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Hospital admission Made Dec 10, 2012, sent to the company Dec 20, 2012, published by CPSC Jan 8, 2013
The product, in the report: Master Forge Large Grill Brush
On 8/27/12 I was preparing dinner with my fiancé. He was making hamburgers and brats on the grill and I was cooking French Fries in the oven. Since the Hamburgers and Brats were done before the French Fries, my fiancé [REDACTED] cut up one of the brats for us to snack on until rest of our dinner was ready. As soon as I bit into a piece of the brat I knew something was wrong. I could feel something cutting me, from inside my throat. I starting yelling at [REDACTED] that “Something is in my throat” It’s in my throat!!!! OMG it’s in my throat!! In a panic I ran to the bathroom to see if I could see what was in my throat. [REDACTED] ran to the neighbor’s and asked what he should do. They said to bring me to the Emergency room. At the Emergency room the Nurses asked me what happened. I told them I swallowed a bristle from the metal grill brush we use to clean the grill. I don’t think they believed me but sent me upstairs for a CT scan to be done. Much to the doctors and nurses surprise I was right. They could see the bristle in my throat on the CT scan!! This is when my nightmare began. Florida Hospital Deland does not specialize in throat extractions so I was EVAC’d to Florida Hospital Orlando for them to surgically remove the bristle from my throat. The next morning I arrived in the Orlando branch of Florida Hospital and my 1st surgery was scheduled for later that afternoon. The Surgery was done with no success. I was then EVAC’d to Florida Hospital – Winter Park to have a 2nd surgery done by the robotic equipment there. Early morning on August 29, 2012 I went into surgery to again try to remove the bristle from my throat. When the doctor’s went in with the robotic arm they could not see the bristle but did see that the bristle had been poking holes in my left tonsil. In hopes that the bristle was in the tonsil the doctor’s removed it. Needless to say, they did not find the Bristle in my tonsil. For 5 hours the doctor’s looked for the bristle with no success. After healing from the doctor’s removing my tonsil, I was scheduled for a 3rd Surgery at Florida Hospital – Winter Park. On October 15, 2012 I arrived at the hospital at 5:30 am. My surgery lasted 6 hours. This time the doctor’s cut the outside of my neck to try to remove the wire. This again was unsuccessful. Now I have been thru 3 Surgeries with no success. I have doctor and hospital bills totaling over $250,000.00 dollars. I have a scar on my neck from the 3rd surgery. This has been a complete nightmare for me and my Family.
The Doctor’s here in Florida don’t know what else to do. The have decided to leave the bristle in the soft tissue of my neck and wait till it gets infected...
- Model
- BQ70113
- UPC
- 20909 70082
- Bought from
- Lowes
- Bought
- Jan 24, 2012, about then
- Where
- Deland, Florida: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 47, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Master Forge, made or sold by LF, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Hospital Admission
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No one hurt Made Aug 31, 2012, sent to the company Sep 12, 2012, published by CPSC Sep 26, 2012
The product, in the report: metal grill brush
Grill brush losing bristles within a month of purchase. Third such grill brush and all three lost their bristles, which have the potential to stick to the grill and get stuck to food.
- Model
- Item # 0051341
- UPC
- 649398152030
- Bought from
- Lowes Home Improvement
- Bought
- Aug 1, 2012, about then
- Where
- Raleigh, North Carolina: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Master Force, made or sold by L G Sourcing, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Hurt, no treatment Made Aug 16, 2012, sent to the company Aug 24, 2012, published by CPSC Sep 17, 2012
The product, in the report: Grill brush, Master Forge brand, replaceable heads. UPC 649398152436
Bought a new Master Forge grill brush at Lowes on 6/22/2012. Have used perhaps 12 times since. Last night I grilled two steaks. I felt a sting in my mouth. Inspected and pulled a brass bristle out of my tongue. There was monor bleeding. Traced it to the bristles on this brush. Later found another under my bridge. I am worried and found another report on your site after googling for master forge grill brush. LG Sourcing is apparently a division of Lowes. Same address in North Carolina. This product should be pulled. I hope I did not swallow other bristles. My husband apparently is OK.
- Model
- Master Forge 3 in 1 grill brush
- UPC
- 649398152436
- Bought from
- Lowes
- Bought
- Jun 22, 2012
- Where
- Santa Rosa Beach, Florida: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 67, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Master Forge, made or sold by L G Sourcing, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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Emergency room Made Jul 19, 2012, sent to the company Aug 7, 2012, published by CPSC Aug 21, 2012
The product, in the report: Master Forge 16in Grill Brush article number 0006805
a metal bristle from the master forge grill brush fell off the brush onto our grill and got lodged into my hamburger. I swallowed the bristle and it got lodged into my esophagus which caused me to have to rush to the emergency room to get it removed
- Model
- 0006805
- UPC
- 649398152238
- Bought from
- lowes
- Bought
- May 15, 2012, about then
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 30, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Master Forge, made or sold by L G Sourcing, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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Hospital admission Made Jun 5, 2012, sent to the company Jun 13, 2012, published by CPSC Jun 27, 2012
The product, in the report: Grill Brush
Master forge grill brush;;;;;I swallowed a bristol, on a hamburger, I thought I had a Kidney infection, when I went to the emergency room, they did a scan and found a bristol punctured my urter tube and tore my bowel. I had major surgery Christmas morning and was in the hospitol until new years eve, I was very sick, and suffered a very long time. Why are they allowed to sell products like this
- Model
- .Master Forge 3 in1 grill brush
- UPC
- 649398152436
- Bought
- Oct 12, 2011
- Where
- Russell, Pennsylvania: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 52, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Master Forge, made or sold by L G Sourcing, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Hospital Admission
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