SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Explosion / rupture

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20220908-37E4C-2147353966. Severity: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional. Matched catalog product: Whirlpool WFG320M0BS3. Incident: Exploding outer glass on oven door- Used oven to roast veggies at 425 F for 20 minutes and then removed items and turned off oven. About 30 minutes later, opened door to put baking pans back in for storage. Door was opened to about a 45 degree when it felt like the door handle pulled out of the door slightly and the glass shattered and projected out, forcefully, towards the floor. While on the floor, the glass continued to "pop" and fracture into smaller pieces which were being projected around the kitchen for about 20 minutes. I received several very small cuts on my hands, from where they were holding the oven handle, but had sneakers and pants on and avoided more serious injury. My two small dogs were lying on the floor a few feet away and were covered in glass shards during this incident. While cleaning up the glass, I noted, that, in addition to appropriate safety glass-sized "crumbles" there was a fine glass powder and a ton of tiny shards and slivers. While conducting a kitchen rescue mission of the dogs, tiny particles of glass got into the skin on my hands and are causing irritation. Oven and had previously been in good condition with no prior assassination attempts.