IDEAL Co. pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 9, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jan 9, 2015the latest report was made
- Jan 9, 2015the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- IDEAL Co.
- Maker
- IDEAL Industries Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Pliers, wire cutters or wrenchesCPSC’s product type: Pliers, Wire Cutters or Wrenches (code 857), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2015 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
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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Hospital admission Made Jan 9, 2015, sent to the company Jan 22, 2015, published by CPSC Feb 12, 2015
The product, in the report: Yellow handle wire strippers, for cutting/stripping wire from 18ga to 10ga. wire. No other colors involved, standard size for electrical work.
Late Nov. 2012, I purchased through Lowes Web-Site a Wire stripping/cutting tool to replace my old ones. According the web-site there were NO hazards or warning to this tool purchased from their Electrical dept. The tool look very close to my old one and look insulated. The tool was purchased, ordered and picked up from Lowes (by our employee) and delivered to my desk. I saw this tool later on in the day on my desk. I picked up the tool, inspected the spring, took off my gloves and placed them inside my tool bag. On March 1st 2013 I went to use them for the first time feeling very confident this tool will do the job required, as I trusted products before even by other companies. I was electrocuted with 277volts, passed out while on a 8 foot ladder as the electricity held on to me. I came to laying on the concrete with my right foot in pain. Was taken to the Hospital, and they stated the heel had multi-fractures needed surgery as soon as possible. The following Tuesday my Wife pick up my tools from Security Office and brought them home. I examined the wire strippers, grab a magnifier and saw small writing on the inside handle written in yellow the same color as the handle itself (yellow) “Warning do not use on live circuits”. I called the employee who has delivered the tool to my desk and asked, were there any labels, signage or anything that would have indicated warnings? The answer was No, the way they left it on my desk is how it was picked up from Lowes. The tool was manufactured by Ideal Co. USA. I called Lowes later within 2 months after the incident and man stated it was a manufacturer/product issue and they were not going to do anything about it. So, in my opinion Lowes falsified/failed to warn of this product regardless just to sell a product and not be concerned at all about Safety. If anyone knows of a Florida Attorney that would assist me in this issue, please have them contact me. Thank You, [REDACTED]
- Model
- 45-120
- UPC
- I do not know
- Serial number
- I do not know
- Bought from
- Lowes, Florida
- Bought
- Nov 22, 2012, about then
- Where
- Leesburg, Florida: Other Public Property/
Office - Who was involved
- Age 57, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand IDEAL Co., made or sold by IDEAL Industries Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Hospital Admission
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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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