Wesward Stainless Steel Wire Wheels power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 30, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jun 30, 2014the latest report was made
- Jun 30, 2014the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Wesward Stainless Steel Wire Wheels
- Maker
- W.W. GRAINGER, 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 |
|---|---|
| June 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
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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No one hurt Made Jun 30, 2014, sent to the company Aug 19, 2014, published by CPSC Sep 3, 2014
The product, in the report: grinding wheels
At an Ironworkers Shop here a trained ironworker secured the WESTWARD twist wheel 4” stainless steel onto a [REDACTED] grinding tool. The max rpm of the wheel is listed as 20000 and the grinding tool lists the max rpm of 12000. Upon the beginning of the grinding operation the wires from the WESTWARD began to become released from their source. The ironworker fortunately was wearing all of the appropriate PPE and was not injured in any way. The worker removed the first wheel, inserted a second wheel from the order of 48 and the same result occurred. A significant portion, 43 to be exact were returned to the local supplier (Grainger) before I was made aware of the situation so I only have three currently in my possession. I spoke to the Albuquerque Grainger Rep, then Grainger International, who then could only offer me to file a “customer concern” and that my reporting of this disengaging to the wires was an “isolated incident”.
They said that they felt my call warranted only a “customer concern” as it was an isolated incident even though the wirers came off of two out of the 48 we ordered.
- Model
- 4EDE5
- Bought from
- Grainger International
- Bought
- Apr 9, 2014
- Where
- Los Alamos, New Mexico: Industrial
- Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Wesward Stainless Steel Wire Wheels, made or sold by W.W. GRAINGER, INC.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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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