Black and Decker other portable or stationary power tools
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 12, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Dec 12, 2014the latest report was made
- Aug 16, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Black and Decker
- Makers
- Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. and Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Other portable or stationary power toolsCPSC’s product type: Other Portable or Stationary Power Tools (code 809), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2014 | 1 |
| November 2013 | 1 |
| August 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
- No one hurt 2 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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Hurt, no treatment Made Dec 12, 2014, sent to the company Dec 22, 2014, published by CPSC Jan 8, 2015
The product, in the report: Black and Decker RTX-B 3 speed rotary tool
I was using a black and decker RTX-B tool and I was sanding wood lightly and the unit caught on fire in my hand, and had flames come out of the unit through the vent holes under my hand. I was only very slightly burned, and it did not cause really any injury. I contacted Black and Decker and while they are replacing the unit under warranty, I asked them if the have a consumer product safety line, and they said that they usually wont do a recall unless there are a 100 units that catch on fire like this, and that they did not have a department I could talk to.
- Model
- RTX-B
- UPC
- n/
a - Serial number
- 2013 08-bm
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Bought
- May 13, 2013
- Where
- Troy, New Hampshire: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 38, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Black and Decker, made or sold by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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No one hurt Made Nov 25, 2013, sent to the company Dec 4, 2013, published by CPSC Dec 18, 2013
The product, in the report: 3 speed rotary cutting tool
I was using a black and decker rtx 3s tool to cut a piece of aluminum. it got warm, so I put on a glove. Lucky I did. After a couple of minutes, the tool started to smoke. Then spark. Then FLAME. Left a scorch mark on my glove. This tool is unsafe. If I have not had a glove on, i would have been shocked and burned badly.
- Model
- rtx 3s
- Bought
- Jul 1, 2012
- Where
- detroit, Michigan: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 40, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Black and Decker, made or sold by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Aug 16, 2011, sent to the company Sep 19, 2011, published by CPSC Oct 3, 2011
The product, in the report: Power Planer
The power tool has a trigger locking button located on the left hand side of the trigger and the consumer is left handed he noticed that when he is on a ladder using the tool since he is left handed his hand would accidentally hit the trigger locking button and the trigger would continue to operate without the trigger being squeezed.
The consumer would have to pass the trigger to the right hand to release the trigger locking button .
The consumer indicated that he feels that the trigger locking button poses as a severe safety hazard and that was the reason he has never used it.
The firm was contacted on 8/16/2011 and to inform them of the safety hazard that he has concerned about with the power tool. The representative that he spoke with (name not provided recommended that the consumer contact a service center to determine what they would be willing to offer.
The representative from the firm provided the consumer with a case number [REDACTED] and that the information would be passed along to a service center.
No further information was provided.
- Model
- DW680
- UPC
- 142443
- Bought from
- Home Depot
- Bought
- Jul 15, 2008
- Where
- Gardner Ville, Nevada: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- made or sold by Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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