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Product

Ryobi Ryobi Battery pack Model: P108 4ah, 72Wh

Category

Charger & Power Accessory

Report number

20110705-64AFB-2147477542

Ownership age

About 70 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20110705-64AFB-2147477542. Severity: Death. Matched catalog product: Ryobi Ryobi Battery pack Model: P108 4ah, 72Wh. Source model text: Ryobi Model: HDK19H42. Incident: While operating a Ryobi Model HDK19H42 Lawn Tractor, the lawn tractor caught fire resulting in the fatality of [REDACTED], the operator. It was witnessed by his wife of 67 years who tried to put out the fire on him.

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Official report number: 20110705-64AFB-2147477542. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.