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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

Dremel Dremel rotary tool 8050

Category

Power Tool

Report number

20210524-85147-2147363939

Ownership age

About 22 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Product safety incident

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20210524-85147-2147363939. Severity: No Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Dremel Dremel rotary tool 8050. Source model text: 428-02, 442-02, 535-02. Incident: The wire wheels used in Dremel tools come apart when in use. The little wires fly out of the tool. I have noticed this several times and wear safety glasses. You can feel them hitting you as you use the tool. Very unsafe item.

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: 20210524-85147-2147363939. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.