Office Companion office machines
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 26, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 26, 2019the latest report was made
- Aug 26, 2019the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Office Companion
- Maker
- Walmart Stores Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Office machinesPrinters, scanners, copiers and fax machinesCPSC’s product type: Business and Office Machines (code 571), in Electronics: Printers, Scanners, Copiers & Faxes
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2019 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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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Emergency room Made Aug 26, 2019, sent to the company Sep 27, 2019, published by CPSC Oct 11, 2019
The product, in the report: Home Shredder
The consumer indicates that she had been using her home shredder the day of the incident on and off in the morning. The consumer went to use the unit again and so she plugged it in. When the consumer went to feed the shredder, it blew up on her. The consumer sustained injuries to her right arm, her face, and her head; her lashes, nasal hairs, and eyebrows were singed.
The consumer went to the Emergency Room and was treated for all her burn injuries; she was also prescribed ointment and pain pills.
The consumer states that she used the unit once or twice per year.
The consumer plans on keeping her home shredder for at least the next thirty days in case an investigation ensues.
- Model
- SH081M
- Serial number
- 091599
- Bought from
- Walmart, Kentucky
- Bought
- Aug 15, 2009, about then
- Where
- Cecilia, Kentucky: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 59, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Office Companion, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
- 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.
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.