Harbor Freight power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 18, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 18, 2015the latest report was made
- Jul 18, 2015the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Harbor Freight
- Maker
- Harbor Freight ToolsMakers, 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 |
|---|---|
| July 2015 | 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 Jul 18, 2015, sent to the company Jul 27, 2015, published by CPSC Aug 17, 2015
The product, in the report: Harbor Freight 4 1/2’ cut off wheel
I was using an angle grinder with a brand new Harbor Freight cut off wheel. Half way through the metal pipe the wheel came apart in about 6 pieces with one of them flying back at my hand cutting my right index finger at the knuckle that required 8 stiches
- Model
- Harbor Freight 4 1/
2 cut off wheel - Bought from
- Harbor Freight
- Bought
- Dec 25, 2014, about then
- Where
- North Ridgeville, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 63, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Harbor Freight, made or sold by Harbor Freight Tools
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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.