No. 25-367Power Tools
DEWALT Recalls Grinder Flap Discs Due to Laceration and Injury Hazards
DEWALT
Hazard: The ceramic cloth abrasive flaps on the disc can detach while in use on a grinder, posing laceration and injury hazards.
Models
Product type
Angle grinder recalls
Recalls involving angle grinders and grinder accessories.
18 official CPSC notices published 1978–2025, matched on the notice's product identity — not on description text.
At a glance
- Brands most often named
- JC Penney six-inch bench (2), DEWALT, Makita, Milwaukee Electric Tool, Porter-Cable
- Hazards identified
- Laceration, Electric shock, Burn, Fire
- Categories
- Power Tools
- Latest notice
- 2025-07-03
Recall results
No. 18-053Power Tools
Metabo Recalls Rat Tail Angle Grinders Due to Laceration Hazard
Rat tail angle
Hazard: The on-off switch can lock in the "on" position, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
No. 16-196Power Tools
Direct Distributors Recalls Angle Grinders Due to Risk of Laceration
air angle
Hazard: The spring-loaded safety switch can fail and allow the grinder to turn on even with the safety switch locked in place, posing a finger, hand or other laceration risk.
No. 16-158Power Tools
Robert Bosch Tool Recalls Grinders Due to Risk of Burns
Bosch small angle
Hazard: The grinder can overheat while in use, causing the brush covers to melt and expose the end of the brush holder, posing a risk of burns to the consumer.
No. 14-241Power Tools
Metabo Recalls Electric Angle Grinders Due to Laceration Hazard
Metabo Ergo
Hazard: The on/off switch can stick in the "On" position, posing a laceration hazard.
No. 10-339Power Tools
Black & Decker Recalls Random Orbit Sanders Due to Laceration Hazard
Black & Decker Random Orbit
Hazard: The black plastic disc (called the platen) that holds the sandpaper can fly off or break apart during use and the disc, or pieces of the disc, can hit the user or those nearby, posing a laceration hazard.
No. 08-514Power Tools
Blastrac Recalls to Repair Concrete Grinders Due to Injury Risk from Ejected Parts
Blastrac
Hazard: The flexible coupler on the concrete grinder can break during use, allowing the internal parts, including the tooling plate and grinding disc, to be forcefully ejected from the grinder. This can pose a risk of injury from projectiles to the user and those nearby.
No. 06-029Power Tools
CPSC, Makita U.S.A. Inc. Announce Recall of Angle Grinders
Makita
Hazard: The guards on some of these angle grinders will not fully cover a hubbed grinding wheel. As a result, if the hubbed grinding wheel comes apart during use, it could hit the user, possibly causing serious personal injury.
No. 03-091Power Tools
CPSC, Makita U.S.A. Announce Recall to Repair Electric Sanders
Makita electric orbit
Hazard: The pads on the sanders can break apart during use and strike the operator, posing an injury hazard to consumers.
No. 03-048Power Tools
CPSC, Milwaukee Tool Corp. Announce Recall of Electric Grinders
Milwaukee Electric Tool
Hazard: The grinder's switch can stick in the "on" position, which could pose an injury hazard to consumers.
No. 00117aPower Tools
Grinders Recalled by S-B Power Tool
BOSCH Angle
Hazard: Some grinders were shipped without the side handle, which is used to control and guide the tool. Use of the grinder without the side handle can cause consumers to lose control of the tool and be injured.
Models
No. 97-022Power Tools
Bosch Mini-Grinder Alert by S-B Power Tool
portable Bosch Mini-
CPSC published a recall notice for portable Bosch Mini-Grinder wheel guards from portable Bosch Mini- on November 14, 1996.