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Product

Toro Toro Rake and Vac model 51585

Category

Home & Garden

Report number

20200525-0B3A6-2147372130

Ownership age

About 11 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Structural / mechanical failure

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200525-0B3A6-2147372130. Matched catalog product: Toro Toro Rake and Vac model 51585. Source model text: Toro Recycler 22 in. Variable Speed Model 20334. Incident: When using a Toro Recycler Lawn Mower Model 20334 powered by a Briggs & Stratton 163 cc engine the fuel cap loosened and fell from the safety tether which is meant to hold it and prevent it falling. In this case it failed to stop the cap from falling and was shattered by the mower's operating blade and explosively propelled the hard plastic pieces in numerous directions with some rebounding off an adjacent wall and striking the operator's arm, fortunately without serious injury.

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Official report number: 20200525-0B3A6-2147372130. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.