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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

20180610-58E10-2147387444

Ownership age

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

Failure type

Explosion / rupture

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20180610-58E10-2147387444. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Matched catalog product: TROY-BILT TB180B. Incident: Using the leaf blower to blow grass cuttings off driveway holding in my right hand. All of a sudden it literally exploded in my hand. The bang was loud enough to have my right ear lose hearing for a few seconds. A plastic piece was flown out on the driveway that definitely could have hurt someone or me if I was holding in my left hand. The entire side of the blower is cracked open leaving a big hole from the piece from the inside blew out.

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Official report number: 20180610-58E10-2147387444. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.