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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

Ryobi model P108; part number 130429075

Category

Electronics

Report number

20230928-A073E-2147344966

Ownership age

About 195 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Explosion / rupture

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20230928-A073E-2147344966. Severity: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional. Matched catalog product: Ryobi model P108; part number 130429075. Source model text: S651D. Incident: I was using a Ryobi sander - model number S615D. About 10 seconds into light use, the power tool exploded sending metal and plastic material in my face and all over the room. It appears the motor blew up which caused this explosion. I needed to remove particles from my eye and face. This is a lightly used tool and it was being used to sand a drywall patch at the time indoors.

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: 20230928-A073E-2147344966. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.