The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Hitachi Koki U.S.A., Ltd., of Norcross, Ga., announced a voluntary recall of there Coil Nailers. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

There are about 50,000 in the United States and about 15,000 in Canada.  The coil nailers are used to project nails into drywall, wood or other materials. The model number is NV83A2 and can be found on the body of the product. Only those units manufactured between October 2002 and September 2005 are included in this recall. The manufacturing date can be identified by the serial number engraved at the end of the handle, the first digit representing the month (1 for January, 2 for February, 3 for March, 4 for April, 5 for May, 6 for June, 7 for July, 8 for August, 9 for September, O for October, N for November and D for December) and the second digit representing the year (2 for 2002, 3 for 2003, 4 for 2004 and 5 for 2005).

These units have been sold at Lowe’s, Home Depot, other home improvement and building supply stores and online at Amazon.com nationwide from November 2002 through March 2006 for between $350 and $400.
The nailers could have a faulty feeder that can allow nails to be ejected sideways, posing a serious injury hazard to the user or bystanders.  The firm has received 37 reports of nails being ejected sideways, including 15 reports of injuries. The injuries were primarily in the eye region, including five reports of partial blindness.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled coil nailer and contact Hitachi Koki U.S.A., Ltd. for a free repair. For additional information, contact Hitachi Koki U.S.A., Ltd. at (800) 706-7337 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.hitachipowertools.com

Note: Health Canada’s press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=959

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx

OSHA has cited Industrial Pipe Fittings LLC (IPF) for 47 alleged serious violations following an inspection at the company’s facility in Corsicana.

OSHA’s Fort Worth Area Office began its inspection on April 20 when a worker had his hand crushed in-between a rotating, unguarded drum drive wheel and pipe while performing an overwrapping operation at the drum drive wheel machine station. The serious violations include failing to provide machine guarding on lathes, drum drive wheels and saws; provide fall protective equipment, ensure workers are protected from electrical hazards, provide training for forklift operations and hazard communication.

“This company failed to provide a safe and healthful working environment for its workers,” said Zachary Barnett, OSHA’s area director in Fort Worth. “If OSHA’s standards were followed, it is possible this serious injury could have been avoided.”

The other-than-serious violations included failing to meet OSHA’s respiratory requirements by informing workers of the precautions and use of wearing a respirator and failing to provide a written personal protective equipment hazard assessment.

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with DEWALT announced a voluntary recall of the DEWALT D51825 and D51850 Framing Nailers. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

There are about 9,000 unitis involved in this recall. The bump action trigger on the framing nailers could have been incorrectly assembled during production, which would allow the nailer to eject a fastener unexpectedly or cause the trigger lock-off not to function. This can pose a serious injury hazard to the user or bystander.The DEWALT framing nailers with model numbers and date codes listed below are the ones being recalled:
 

Model Number	Description	Date Code Range
D51825	Clipped Head Framing Nailer	20080249-20082749
D51850	Full Round Head Framing Nailer	20080249-20082749

These units were sold at Wholesale distributors and retailers nationwide from January 2008 through September 2008 for about $280.For additional information, go to the CPSC website or contact DEWALT toll-free at (877) 437-7181 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.DEWALT.com

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Hammer Drill May Keep Running When Trigger is Released

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Bosch Tools, has announced a voluntary recall of the Bosch Hammer Drill, model number 1191VSR. Effective immediately, consumers should no longer use recalled products.  It has been reported that the drill can continue to operate after the trigger has been released, posing a risk of injury to consumers.

The recalled hammer drill is blue with “BOSCH” printed on the side. The model number 1191VSR can be located on the product nameplate mounted on the side of the motor. The product’s packaging will be marked as 1191VSRK (the “K” indicates that the hammer drill was packaged with a case in a kit). Only drills with a serial number beginning with “7″ are included in the recall.  They have been sold for about $100 at Menards and other hardware retailers and industrial distributors nationwide from July 2007 through April 2008.Consumers should stop using the recalled hammer drill at once and contact the firm for a free repair.   For additional information, contact the Robert Bosch Tool Corp. toll-free at (877) 472-0007 between 7 AM and 7 PM CT, Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.boschtools.com