Cummins sold by Harbor Freight Tools power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 23, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Mar 23, 2021the latest report was made
- Mar 23, 2021the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Cummins sold by Harbor Freight Tools
- Maker
- Cummins Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishersCPSC’s product type: Power Workshop Grinders, Buffers or Polishers (code 897), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2021 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment 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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Emergency room Made Mar 23, 2021, sent to the company Mar 31, 2021, published by CPSC Apr 14, 2021
The product, in the report: Cummins 7-inch Angle Grinder No. 6761 sold by Harbor Freight Tools. Taupe in color. Not certain of age, but original owner. Model No. 6761
On 03/20/2021at approximately 2 P.M., while working on my deck at my home in Altha, Florida a safety malfunction occurred while using an angle grinder. A 7-inch angle grinder malfunctioned causing injury to my left hand and nearly caused serious life threatening injury to my left leg. Cummins made the 7-inch Angle Grinder number 6761 for sale at Harbor Freight Tools stores. The grinder is several years old, not sure of year purchased. While in a squatting position and holding the grinder with one hand, I plugged the grinder into a 110-volt extension cord. As soon as the grinder was plugged in, the grinder started at its maximum speed. The torque of the tool and the surprise of the tool starting caused the grinder to fall into my lap and caused me to fall backward onto my rear. I had a 7-inch metal cutoff blade mounted onto the grinder, which started cutting through my double layer military style pants and leg. I quickly raised my left hand up to protect myself and to push the running angle grinder from my lap. I received a deep cut to the thumb on my left hand and various small cuts and lacerations to the area between my waist to my knees. Some of the lacerations were near the femoral artery on my left leg and crotch area. This malfunction could have been deadly sense there would have been catastrophic loss of blood due to the proximity to the femoral artery and crotch, and the fact that I am on blood thinners. After returning home from receiving care at the emergency room, I examined the grinder to determine what caused the accident. Examination revealed that the button used to lock the grinder trigger in the run position was stuck in the on position. Normally if the “Lock-on” button is engaged, by squeezing the trigger the “Lock-on” button is supposed to disengage. This did not happen because the “Lock-on” button had malfunctioned and would not release. I talked to the local manager of the Harbor Freight Store on 03/22/2021. He said he could do nothing since there was no recall on these grinders and that it was older than 90 days old.
- Model
- No. 6761
- UPC
- unknown/
no labe - Serial number
- unknown/
no label - Bought from
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Where
- Altha, Florida: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 64, Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Cummins sold by Harbor Freight Tools, made or sold by Cummins Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment 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.
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