No. 05-084Appliances
CPSC, Emerson Tool Co. Announce Recall to Repair Wet/Dry Vacuums
Ridgid
Hazard: The air intake shield may be missing. Consumers can suffer lacerations if they come into contact with the intake blower wheel.
Models
Brand
2 official CPSC notices naming Emerson Tool, 2003–2005, across appliances.
One notice where the recalled product is a leaf blower.
Ridgid
Hazard: The air intake shield may be missing. Consumers can suffer lacerations if they come into contact with the intake blower wheel.
One notice where the recalled product is a vacuum cleaner.
Emerson Tool
Hazard: The exhaust blower ports on the wet/dry vacuums are large enough for a small child to reach inside and touch the spinning blower wheel. This poses a laceration hazard to small children.