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Official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission consumer incident report from the SaferProducts.gov public database. Use the verification links below to confirm the record on SaferProducts.gov or via the public database export.

Product

TROY-BILT TB180B

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20171107-734FF-2147395697

Ownership age

About 48 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Explosion / rupture

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20171107-734FF-2147395697. Severity: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional. Matched catalog product: TROY-BILT TB180B. Incident: I was using a Troy-Bilt Leaf Blower. The impeller broke and exploded through the outer shell of the leaf blower. The shrapnel hit me on the stomach, chest and neck causing lacerations. The neck laceration could have been life threatening had it been deeper and cut my jugular vain. A video of the incident was captured by my security system.

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Official report number: 20171107-734FF-2147395697. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.