Note: Company phone number change.
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.
For more information, consumers should call Emerson Tool Company toll-free at (866) 288-8143 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.wetdryvacrecall.com.
Recall Details
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Emerson Tool Company, a division of Emerson Electric Co., of St. Louis, Mo., is voluntarily recalling Wet/Dry Vacuums. 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.
Name of product: Wet/Dry Vacuums
Manufacturer: Emerson Tool Company, a division of Emerson Electric Co., of St. Louis, Mo.
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.
Incidents/Injuries: Emerson Tool Company has received 10 reports of children inserting their arms into the ports and receiving minor cuts and abrasions to their fingertips.
Description: The recall involves Craftsman 16-gallon and RIDGID 12- and 16-gallon wet/dry vacuums. The vacuums are used to pick up wet and dry debris. Another feature of the vacuum is the blower, which provides additional cleaning functions.
Sold at: Home Depot stores and RIDGE Tool distributors nationwide from March 1999 through October 2002 and Sears Roebuck &. Co. stores nationwide from September 1998 through October 2002 for between $70 and $300.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should contact Emerson toll-free number to request a free insert. The insert is installed inside the blower port to eliminate the hazard.
Consumer Contact: For more information, consumers should call Emerson Tool Company toll-free at (866) 288-8143 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.wetdryvacrecall.com.
Product Description | Retail Price* | Model Number | Serial Number** |
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RIDGID 12 Gallon Wet/Dry Vac | $74.00 | WD12450 | 01310-02193 |
RIDGID 16 Gallon Wet/Dry Vac | $94.00 $119.00 $119.00 $139.00 $139.00 | WD16350 WD16600 WD16650 WD17350 WD17351 | 01309-02168 99168-02155 01311-02162 01313-02045 02043-02178 |
Craftsman 16 Gallon Wet/Dry Vac | $139.00 $139.00 $119.00 $293.00 $293.00 | 113.170250 113.170260 113.17033 113.292670C 113.295670C | 02049-02210 98240-00236 02156-02219 99281C-00319C 00227C-02122C |
*Retail price listed in U.S. Dollars.
**Serial Number Range provides the first five characters of the serial number/date code listed on the product's data plate.
Consumers should contact Emerson toll-free number to request a free insert. The insert is installed inside the blower port to eliminate the hazard.
Emerson Tool Company has received 10 reports of children inserting their arms into the ports and receiving minor cuts and abrasions to their fingertips.
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