Blastrac Recalls to Repair Concrete Grinders Due to Injury Risk from Ejected Parts

The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Blastrac BG 250 Series Concrete Grinders with round flexible couplers

Units: About 185 concrete grinders and 45 replacement couplers

Manufacturer: Blastrac N.A., of Oklahoma City, Okla.

Hazard: The flexible coupler on the concrete grinder can break during use allowing the internal parts, including the tooling plate and grinding disc, to be forcefully ejected from the grinder. This can pose a risk of injury from projectiles to the user and those nearby.

Incidents/Injuries: Blastrac has received five reports of the concrete grinders breaking. No injuries or property damage have been reported.

Description: The recalled gas or electric grinders are used to grind concrete surfaces for repair or removal. The grinders have two wheels, a handle and are blue or green in color. They are designed for operation by a single operator. The following concrete grinders are included in this recall. The serial number is located on a plate on the machine’s handle.

Sold by: Independent distributors nationwide who sell to professional users, and to equipment rental firms that rent to professional contractors and consumers, from November 2006 through July 2007 for between $2,700 and $5,000. The couplers sold separately for about $95.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Renters should stop using the product immediately and return it to the rental company. Blastrac has directly contacted owners of these products. Product owners who have not received notice from Blastrac should contact the firm for a free repair kit.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, please contact Blastrac at (800) 256-3440 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.blastrac.com

BG-250 Machines Serial Numbers

26100100	26100037	27010036	27040013	27050032	27060021
26010025	26100038	27010037	27040014	27050033	27060022
26050053	26110058	27010038	27040015	27050035	27060023
26060003	26110060	27010039	27040016	27050036	27060033
26060013	26120010	27010040	27040017	27050038	27060034
26060014	26120011	27010041	27040020	27050039	27060035
26070032	26120012	27010042	27040021	27050040	27060036
26070033	26120041	27010043	27040046	27050041	27060037
26070034	26120042	27010066	27040047	27050043	27070013
26070035	26120043	27010067	27040048	27050046	27070014
26070127	26120044	27010068	27040049	27050048	27070015
26070131	26120045	27010069	27040050	27050049	27070016
26080057	26120046	27010070	27040051	27050050	27070017
26080062	26120047	27020020	27040052	27050051	27070070
26080085	26120048	27020021	27040053	27050052	27070099
26100001	26120049	27020060	27040054	27050063	27070100
26100002	26120050	27020061	27040055	27050065	27070101
26100003	26120051	27020062	27040093	27050066	27070102
26100004	26120052	27020063	27040094	27050067	27080020
26100005	26120054	27020064	27040095	27050069	27080021
26100006	26120055	27030001	27040096	27050070	27080022
26100007	26120056	27030002	27040097	27050071	27080026
26100008	26120057	27030003	27050023	27050072	27080027
26100009	26120058	27030004	27050024	27050073	27080042
26100029	26120059	27030005	27050025	27060014	27080079
26100030	26120063	27030006	27050026	27060015	27080080
26100031	27010006	27030007	27050027	27060016	2706009?
26100032	27010007	27030060	27050028	27060017
26100033	27010008	27030061	27050029	27060018
26100034	27010009	27030062	27050030	27060019
26100035	27010034	27030063	27050031	27060020
26100036	27010035	27030064