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Bench Grinders Recalled

The firm is no longer in business. A remedy is not available. Dispose of this product.

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Recall Date:
August 29, 1978

Recall Details

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
August 29, 1978 
Release # 78-074 
  

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 29) -- The Portable Appliance and Tool Group, McGraw-Edison Co., Columbia, Mo., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), today announced a recall for about 16,000 six-inch bench grinders, which may pose a shock hazard.

A protective sleeve insulating a lead wire may wear through on some of the units, bringing the wire into direct contact with the motor shaft and possibly resulting in severe shock if the tool is not properly grounded and if the user is grounded or touching a grounded metal object such as a water pipe. Two cases have been reported where the insulation has worn through, one of which resulted in a shock.

The tools were manufactured from April through July 1973, and for limited periods between February 1977 and January 1978.

The recall applies to the following models of six-inch bench grinders purchased after June 1973 and not showing any three-digit date code embossed on the nameplate (e.g., 57C): Manning Bowman model 715100, Toastmaster model 5577, Power House model 711100, J. C. Penney model 4030, Western Auto-Wizzard model POE 6203A, Ward's Power Kraft model TGB-5102A, and K-Mart model 30-09Tl.

Also involved are K-Mart model 30-90Tl showing the date code 77B, 77D, 77E or 77F, and Ward's Power Kraft model TGB 5102A with the 77F date code embossed on the nameplate. Tools having these date codes and containing an orange inspection sticker on the carton or the unit have already been inspected and are not involved in the recall.

Anyone owning one of these bench grinders should stop use and dispose of this product. The firm is no longer in business and a remedy is not available.

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