Pittsburgh radial arm saws
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 6, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jan 6, 2017the latest report was made
- Jan 6, 2017the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Pittsburgh
- Maker
- Harbor Freight ToolsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Radial arm sawsCPSC’s product type: Radial Arm Saws (code 843), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention 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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Hurt, no treatment Made Jan 6, 2017, sent to the company Jan 17, 2017, published by CPSC Feb 1, 2017
The product, in the report: Item 61970 12” Double-Bevel Sliding Compound Miter Saw with Laser Guide
One Harbor Freight item number 61970 (aka other stock numbers) 12” Double-Bevel Sliding Compound Miter Saw with laser guide. This item was purchased and used AS PER PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS. The item has no minimum length of material specified it can cut. During cutting of tall short wood blocks, the upper fence deflects. This is an inherent design flaw. When this occurs the wood will twist causing binding with the blade. The result is the wood piece is ejected at high speed behind the saw, breaking the upper fence in the process. A [REDACTED] from Harbor Freight was contacted at [REDACTED] and notified of this flaw. He denied any such flaw exists with it and offered an exchange of the product. He never followed through to honor the exchange. This flaw can be seen in any existing floor model on display in any store. Simply apply rearward pressure to the top half of the fence nearest the area of cut. Unacceptable deflection will be seen. Please intervene before a child watching his father work is hurt or killed by insisting they recall existing models for modification and/or ban further sales of it in the US (Imported product).
- Model
- 61970
- Serial number
- All
- Bought from
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Bought
- Aug 20, 2016
- Where
- Hamilton, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 55, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Pittsburgh, made or sold by Harbor Freight Tools
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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.