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.
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.