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Nicole’s Basic Crafts Corner glue guns

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Apr 2, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Apr 2, 2022the latest report was made
  • Apr 2, 2022the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Nicole’s Basic Crafts Corner
Maker
NICOLEMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Glue gunsCPSC’s product type: Glue Guns (code 869), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware

By month

1 report from May 2021 to April 2022; the most in April 2022, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
April 20221

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known

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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. Hurt, care not known

    Made Apr 2, 2022, sent to the company Apr 6, 2022, published by CPSC Apr 20, 2022

    The product, in the report: Nicole’s Basic Crafts Corner high temp mini glue gun. White with pastel pink/blue/green polka dots, and purple trigger. Sold by AC Moore in a kit with glue pad and glue sticks. Package UPC: 717656853361

    During routine normal use, my hot glue gun exploded into a fireball. Sparks and flames with lots of black smoke. It set off my smoke detectors. I have minor burns to my right hand and singed hair. Could have been much worse. The product was originally purchased from AC Moore a few years ago. When researching the model I found many for sale still on [REDACTED]. Brand is “Nicole’s Basic Crafts Corner”. Model is white with pastel polka dots and came in a kit with glue pad and glue sticks. Package UPC is 717656853361. Safety label on glue gun says: AC-160, GLUE GUN , 120V 60Hz 10W, MADE IN TAIWAN, UL CERTIFIED, SAFETY US E122333. No other model info is marked directly on the glue gun.

    Model
    PD Nicole Mini Hot Glue Gun Kir
    UPC
    717656853361
    Bought from
    AC Moore
    Where
    Belcamp, Maryland: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 37, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Nicole’s Basic Crafts Corner, made or sold by NICOLE
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Level of care not known

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.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

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