WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Makita 7-inch Angle Grinder
Units: About 1,500
Distributor: Makita U.S.A. Inc., of La Mirada, Calif.
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.
Incidents/Injuries: Makita has not received any reports of incidents or
injury.
Description: The recall only involves Makita GA7011C 7-inch angle
grinders. The grinder's model number and serial number are located on
the silver nameplate which is located above the trigger switch. The last
four digits of the serial numbers of the recalled grinders are in the
following ranges:
1745 - 1748 1768 - 1778 1780 - 1784 1797 - 1808 1861 -
1872
1885 - 1892 1897 - 1900 1909 - 1912 1921 - 1924 1953 -
1956
1969 - 1972 1989 - 1992 2013 - 2016 2025 - 2028 2465 -
2468
2471 - 2472 2477 - 2484 2489 - 2496 2501 - 2508 2513 -
2520
2529 - 2540 2549 - 2560 2573 - 2576 3133 - 3137 3162 -
3169
3874 3590 - 3613
The grinder's housing is blue and the name "Makita" appears in large
white letters on the housing. No other Makita grinders are involved in
the recall.
Sold at: Industrial suppliers and home centers from about July 2005
through September 2005 for about $179.
Consumer Contact: For more information, call Makita toll-free at (866)
838-5008 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit
their Web site at www.makitatools.com
To view this recall online, please visit our website at:
https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06029.html
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Makita 7-inch Angle Grinder
Units: About 1,500
Distributor: Makita U.S.A. Inc., of La Mirada, Calif.
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.
Incidents/Injuries: Makita has not received any reports of incidents or
injury.
Description: The recall only involves Makita GA7011C 7-inch angle
grinders. The grinder's model number and serial number are located on
the silver nameplate which is located above the trigger switch. The last
four digits of the serial numbers of the recalled grinders are in the
following ranges:
1745 - 1748 1768 - 1778 1780 - 1784 1797 - 1808 1861 -
1872
1885 - 1892 1897 - 1900 1909 - 1912 1921 - 1924 1953 -
1956
1969 - 1972 1989 - 1992 2013 - 2016 2025 - 2028 2465 -
2468
2471 - 2472 2477 - 2484 2489 - 2496 2501 - 2508 2513 -
2520
2529 - 2540 2549 - 2560 2573 - 2576 3133 - 3137 3162 -
3169
3874 3590 - 3613
The grinder's housing is blue and the name "Makita" appears in large
white letters on the housing. No other Makita grinders are involved in
the recall.
Sold at: Industrial suppliers and home centers from about July 2005
through September 2005 for about $179.
Consumer Contact: For more information, call Makita toll-free at (866)
838-5008 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit
their Web site at www.makitatools.com
To view this recall online, please visit our website at:
https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06029.html
