Skil power sanders
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Nov 29, 2024. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Nov 29, 2024the latest report was made
- Jun 4, 2014the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Skil
- Maker
- Robert Bosch Tool CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Power sandersCPSC’s product type: Power Sanders (code 803), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2024 | 1 |
| April 2021 | 1 |
| June 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 3 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 Nov 29, 2024, sent to the company Dec 3, 2024, published by CPSC Dec 17, 2024
The product, in the report: Skil sander
We have a power tool sander from Skil products in Grand Rapids. we are just 2 women using the sander on a home project. All of the sudden the sander just shot out some heavy metal pieces. they hit our arms and the walls. We were not seriously hurt but given another 8 inches, we could have been blinded. I tried to address this will Skil and they told us that “you accept certain risks when you use power tools”. I could not believe this. They deserve to be put on notice.
- Model
- dl4114
- Bought from
- lowes
- Where
- ewa beach, Hawaii: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 20, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand skil, made or sold by Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Apr 7, 2021, sent to the company Apr 9, 2021, published by CPSC Apr 23, 2021
The product, in the report: Skil orbital 1/4 sheet sander, 11,000 rpm, model #7230.
My Skil orbital hand sander, #7230, ‘liberated’ part of the metal cooling fan mechanism that is internal to the piece of equipment. Several fins are broken off, about a quarter of the disk itself is broken/missing, and a piece of external plastic shell is gone.
- Model
- 7230
- UPC
- N/
A - Serial number
- E187801(???)
- Where
- Layton, Utah: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 54, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Skil, made or sold by Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jun 4, 2014, sent to the company Jun 13, 2014, published by CPSC Jun 27, 2014
The product, in the report: Belt Sander, 3 x 18 inch, 3/4 HP
Belt sander (see Product Description) spontaneously powered up and ran on its own with no operator in contact.
The sander had been in use minutes before to sand a piece of shelving. It was resting, plugged into AC power, not running, belt down, on a workbench with no one nearby. Without warning, the belt sander spontaneously powered on and took off running across the bench. I ran over to it, picked it up by its handle and cycled the trigger on/off switch, to no effect. It did not stop running until I unplugged it from it’s power source. It smelled as if something was burning, and the handle around the trigger on/off switch was very warm.
Continuing long after the incident, when plugged into AC power, it immediately powers on with no interaction at the trigger on/off switch. It is not in use until the problem is solved.
No injuries were sustained.
- Model
- Skil 7313 Type A
- UPC
- N/
A - Serial number
- N/
A - Bought from
- The Home Depot, California
- Bought
- Jun 8, 1991
- Where
- Los Gatos, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 59, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Skil, made or sold by Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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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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