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Pocket Bushman knives with replaceable blades

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 2, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jun 2, 2015the latest report was made
  • Jun 2, 2015the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Pocket Bushman
Maker
Cold Steel, IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Knives with replaceable bladesCPSC’s product type: Knives With Replaceable Blades (code 836), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware

By month

1 report from July 2014 to June 2015; the most in June 2015, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
June 20151

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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. Emergency room

    Made Jun 2, 2015, sent to the company Jun 10, 2015, published by CPSC Jun 24, 2015

    The product, in the report: Cold Steel Pocket Bushman folding knife

    I purchased a Cold Steel Pocket Bushman (which is a large folding pocket knife) online. The knife has a proprietary locking system unlike any other knife at the back of the handle which requires pulling a lanyard against spring tension to unlock. Upon receiving the knife it was very stiff out of the box. Although it is designed to be opened with one hand, it was so stiff that it required two hands to open it. When trying to unlock it, the lock was likewise extremely stiff. By pulling on the lanyard you are by design pulling a large sharp knife towards you which is unsafe. Because the lock was so tight, I gripped the handle tightly with one hand and pulled the lanyard with the other and somehow pulled the knife through my hand cutting the first digit of my index finger to the bone (and to a lesser degree my thumb.) I bled profusely and drove myself to the ER where I spent several hours and needed six stitches to close the cut. A few days later I went to a plastic surgeon (following the release instructions of the hospital) who determined that the digital nerve and tendon were severed. I had surgery several days later and was in a splint for 6 weeks and unable to work my profession as a cameraman. I have been in occupational therapy for the past few months and am slowly regaining feeling and some mobility. The medical costs and lost work has run into the thousands of dollars.

    Model
    95FB Pocket Bushman
    UPC
    0544200736
    Bought from
    knifecenter.com, Virginia
    Bought
    Mar 6, 2015
    Where
    Pembroke Pines, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 53, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Pocket Bushman, made or sold by Cold Steel, 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.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

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CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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