Grizzly Industrial Recalls Wood Lathes Due to Injury and Laceration Hazards
Grizzly Industrial and Shop Fox Wood Lathes
Date of Recall
2023-11-02CPSC Release Number
24-016Manufactured In
ChinaUnits
About 21,300 (In addition, about 60 were sold in Canada)Importer
Grizzly Industrial Inc., of Bellingham, WashingtonSold By
Alaska Industrial Hardware, Bibb Tool Co., Workshop Tools Inc., Bargain Supply, Big Tool Store and other hardware stores nationwide, and online at Amazon.com, The Home Depot, Northern Tool, Hardware Sales, Optics Planet and Grizzly.com and other websites from February 2005 through January 2023 for between $400 and $1,550.Problem/Hazard
The wood lathe's cutting tool can break, posing an injury hazard due to projectiles that can strike the user and bystanders, and a laceration hazard to the user who could come into direct contact with the cutting tool.Injuries/Incidents
Grizzly Industrial has received four reports of the cutting tool breaking, including one injury.Description
This recall involves all G0584 and G0462 Grizzly Industrial, and the W1758 Shop Fox wood lathes. The variable-speed, electric wood lathes have a green or white bed and cast-iron legs with black accents, an extendable tool rest and a swivel headstock. Model G0584 measures 62 inches wide, 14.5 inches deep and 45.5 inches high. Models G0462 and W1758 measure 72.5 inches wide, 19 inches deep and 48 inches high. The Grizzly industrial wood lathes have the logo located on the front of the headstock and the model number on the side nameplate. The Shop Fox wood lathes have the logo located on the front of the bed, and the model on the front of the headstock and the side nameplate.
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