Dewalt power routers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Nov 14, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Nov 14, 2011the latest report was made
- Nov 14, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Dewalt
- Maker
- Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Power routersCPSC’s product type: Power Routers (code 804), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| November 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
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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Hurt, care not known Made Nov 14, 2011, sent to the company Jan 18, 2012, published by CPSC Feb 1, 2012
The product, in the report: Electronic Router
On 11/10/2011, the consumer was on a step stool using router on the side ofthe house. After turning offrouter consumer grabbed adjacent metal structure that is bolted to ground with his right hand with router in left. He received a severe electrical shock through both arms across his chest dropping router and stumbling from step stool, dropping the router. He experienced severe muscle strain in left forearm. I contacted the manufacturer and filed a report on 1111012011 and again on 11/1112011. I was told both times that Liability Dept would be calling me back, but that had not occurred as of the time this report was called in to the CPSC.
- Model
- DW618
- Serial number
- 9950
- Bought from
- Amazon.com
- Bought
- Jan 15, 2010, about then
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Dewalt, made or sold by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
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.