Earthquake E43 power drills
1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 13, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- May 13, 2013the latest report was made
- May 13, 2013the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Earthquake E43
- Maker
- ARDISAM INCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Power drillsPortable, and their accessoriesCPSC’s product type: Portable Power Drills and Accessories (code 855), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| May 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 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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No one hurt Made May 13, 2013, sent to the company May 20, 2013, published by CPSC Jun 4, 2013
The product, in the report: Type:Earth Auger (pole hole digger) Manufacture: Ardisam (earthquake) Model: E43 Engine: Viper 43cc
Fuel leaking from fuel tank through rubber grommet fuel line connection. Unit has been repaired and problem recurred several months later. Rubber deteriorates when exposed to fuel.
- Model
- E43
- Bought from
- Lowes, Indiana
- Bought
- Aug 17, 2011, about then
- Where
- Indianapolis, Indiana: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 52, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Earthquake E43, made or sold by ARDISAM INC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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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.
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