toolshop pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 20, 2016. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jan 20, 2016the latest report was made
- Jan 20, 2016the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- toolshop
- Maker
- MENARD INCMakers, 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 2016 | 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 20, 2016, sent to the company Feb 1, 2016, published by CPSC Feb 17, 2016
The product, in the report: https://www.menards.com/main/tools-hardware/hand-tools/pliers-plier-sets/tool-shop-reg-4-piece-mini-snap-ring-pliers/p-1444421803963.htm 4 pc mini snap ring pliers tool shop 244-1762
https://www.menards.com/main/tools-hardware/hand-tools/pliers-plier-sets/tool-shop-reg-4-piece-mini-snap-ring-pliers/p-1444421803963.htm
this tool....
first time i squeezed it..(the blue ones with longer springs than red) the spring flew out and hit me right in the eyebrow.missed my eye by a 1/2”..still bleeding though...
after tending to my head i tried the other one at arms length..it flew out too.
the springs are to long
- Model
- 244-1762
- UPC
- 48948 00006
- Bought from
- menards
- Bought
- Jan 20, 2016
- Where
- hastings, Minnesota: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 52, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand toolshop, made or sold by MENARD INC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention 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.
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Sources
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.