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Harbor Freight workshop grinders and polishers, kind not given

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 4, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Dec 4, 2020the latest report was made
  • Dec 4, 2020the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Harbor Freight
Maker
Harbor Freight ToolsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Workshop grinders and polishers, kind not givenCPSC’s product type: Workshop Grinders, Buffers or Polishers, N.s. (code 899), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware

By month

1 report from January 2020 to December 2020; the most in December 2020, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
December 20201

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.

Source:

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

  1. Emergency room

    Made Dec 4, 2020, sent to the company Dec 28, 2020, published by CPSC Jan 12, 2021

    The product, in the report: Harbor Freight / 4 1/2 “ angle grinder / black and silver color / 4.3 amp / 10,000 rpm UPC 792363696456

    The meta;l safety guard on my Harbor Freight 4 1/2 “ grinder sheared off and my face was injured by a combination of the separated guard , and fragmented grinding disc . It is impossible to know if the separated guard caused the grinding disc to shatter or the disc fragmenred first and the guard sheared off in the event , but in either scenerio , the guard should not separate from the tool and become part of the violently exploding metal fragments .The clamp( that was originally a part of the ONE piece metal guard) remained in place on the grinder Some of the impact to my face knocked my safety glasses off , destroyed and knocked off my Harbor Freight LED headlamp , and I suffered a “goose egg” and a cut over my right eye . It required a trip to the ER but required no stitches ... I was lucky . Most disturbing is this is the SECOND TIME a guard on this Harbor Freight model has sheared and injured me ! The first time it happened , the impact knocked off my safety glasses and the impact to my left eye caused a “ black eye” . Harbor Freight switched out the first defective grinder and sent it back to headquarters for defect issues , but apparently , it is still an inferior guard that creates additional hazard .

    Model
    4 1/2 inch angle grinder/ Drill master item 696455
    UPC
    792363696456
    Bought from
    Harbor Freight
    Bought
    May 5, 2020, about then
    Where
    pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 70, Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    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

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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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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