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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

20200412-114B7-2147372954

Ownership age

Not stated

Failure type

Explosion / rupture

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200412-114B7-2147372954. Severity: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional. Matched catalog product: TROY-BILT TB180B. Incident: I was using the Troybilt electric blower to blow grass out of my driveway after mowing. I had been using the blower off and on for about 20 minutes when I heard an extremely loud noise and felt shooting pain in my chest, arms, and legs. The unit internals seem to have broke and exploded out of the back and cut me.

This is a consumer incident report published on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by people outside of CPSC. It is not automatically an official recall or manufacturer admission.

Official report number: 20200412-114B7-2147372954. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.