Screen Tight knives with replaceable blades
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 2, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 2, 2021the latest report was made
- Jul 2, 2021the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Screen Tight
- Maker
- Screen TightMakers, 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
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2021 | 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 Jul 2, 2021, sent to the company Jul 7, 2021, published by CPSC Jul 21, 2021
The product, in the report: The Screen Tight Roller Knife is a 2-in-1 tool: a screen/spline roller at one end, and retractible knife on the other end, intended to be used to roll and cut spline when installing screen. Model Roller Knife UPC 7 31677 10004 4
I had a hazardous injury using the Screen Tight Roller Knife product when using the product as intended - rolling spline into the Screen Tight Mini Track system. I purchased the tool because the handle looked more comfortable to grasp when rolling spline, but had purchased a separate knife to use for cutting. I have done screening before, and watched their online video to ensure I was installing it properly. I was working in the left corner of the room, holding the screen and spline in place with my left hand, and rolling with the tool in my right hand. As I was rolling, the bottom of the tool brushed over my left hand. It only took a second to register that I had been cut and now had a long, deep, bloody gash in the back of my left hand and immediately went to seek care.
When I arrived home after the ER patched me up, I took a look at the tool to figure out why I was injured: The blade had self-deployed. The black latch (intended to be manually deployed by the user to release the blade) had released on its own, without anything touching it (please see video of how easily this blade deploys). Apparently, normal use (rolling spline) or a few quick shakes can cause the blade to unknowingly self-deploy. To add to the agony of the injury, I again had to seek medical care 48 hours later, as my entire hand swelled up and had to be treated for an infection.
It took a long time to work out reimbursement of my medical bills with Screen Tight, and as you will see from my attached correspondence, I was willing to cooperate with the company in any way necessary to ensure others don’t get hurt, but the company designated representative seemingly implied that I was improperly using the tool, and he did not ask for me to send the tool to them for evaluation. Whether it’s a defective tool or poor product design isn’t something I can opine on, but it’s likely one or the other.
In the weeks while I was waiting for resolution, I read through the online reviews and lost count after seeing at least THREE DOZEN reviews on both Home Depot and [REDACTED] websites that mention blade malfunctions with this product since 2011, and a few reviewers state they had been injured, so it appears as though my injury and experience is not isolated. Please see my attached documents for more detail.
- Model
- Roller Knife
- UPC
- 7 31677 10004 4
- Bought from
- Home Depot
- Bought
- Mar 22, 2021
- Where
- Morganton, Georgia: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 56, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Screen Tight, made or sold by Screen Tight
- 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
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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.