Charcoal Or Wood-burning Grills

61 YOM BURNED ON FOREARM ON CHARCOAL GRILL DX: BURN

22YOM WITH INJURY TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT FOREARMS, GRILLING AT HOME ON CHARCOAL GRILL.DX: MULTIPLE FIRST DEGREE THERMAL BURNS TO FOREARMS.

44YOF WAS OUTSIDE AT HOME WHEN THE WIND BLEW HER CHARCOAL GRILL OVER AND SOME COOL ASHES GOT INTO RIGHT EYE RESULTING IN SOME EROSION AND A FOREIGN BODY TO HER RIGHT EYE. DX: CORNEAL EROSION OF RIGHT EYE; FOREIGN BODY OF RIGHT EYE

21 MOM TOUCHED THE METAL OF A CHARCOAL BBQ GRILL, BURNING HIS L UPPER MEDIAL ARM AND R HAND. DX: BURN.

45YOM PATIENT WAS TRYING TO LIGHT A CHARCOAL GRILL WHEN IT EXPLODED ON HIM, BURNS TO BOTH OF HIS ARMS DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN OF MULTIPLE FINGERS OF RIGHT-HAND, FIRST-DEGREE ARMS BURN INJURY

20YOM BURNS TO FACE AND NECK, HE WAS LIGHTING A CHARCOAL GRILL MAY HAVE USED TOO MUCH LIGHTER FLUID AS WHEN HE LIT IT, THE FLAMES BLEW UP IN HIS FACE AND DID CATCH HIS SHIRT ON FIRE, BURNS NOTED TO FACE AND NECK, FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE IS NOT RECORDED DX: FACIAL BURN FIRST DEGREES, FIRST DEGREE BURN

24YOM TO ER FOR ABRASION OF RIGHT CORNEA THAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY WHEN HE WAS GRILLING W/ CHARCOAL & PC OF CHARCOAL FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE DX ABRASION RIGHT CORNEA

31YOM X BIBEMS FOR SEIZURE. AS PER EMS AND MOTHER, PT WAS CLEANING HIS CHARCOAL GRILL HOME THEN STARTED HAVING SEIZURE LIKE MOVEMENTS WITNESSED BY FAMILY. PT HAS LIP LAC DX: SEIZURE

25YOM C/O BURN S/P PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT HIS CHARCOAL GRILL AND DID NOT REALIZE THERE WAS ALREADY LIGHT FLUID PRESENT AND HE ADDED MORE. WHEN HE LITE THE GRILL A BURST OF FIRE CAME OUT. HE FELT THE BURNING SENSATION PN HIS HANDS, UPPER ARMS, NECK AND BEARD. NO MENTION IF FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE OR IF CALLED. DX: BURN

2YOM,GRANDFATHER STARTED GRILL CHARCOAL AFTER HEARD PATIENT CRYING,SHORT SLEEVE,ELBOW AREA WAS RED,DX:BURN ELBOW

26YOF WAS STANDING NEXT TO HER BOYFRIEND WHO POURED ALCOHOL ONTO A CHARCOAL GRILL TO LIGHT IT AND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION CLOTHES CAUGHT ON FIRE, NOT STATED IF FIRE DEPARTMENT UNSEEN DX: THERMAL BURNS TO BOTH THIGHS, THERMAL BURNS TO BOTH CALVES

24YOM WAS USING ALCOHOL TO LIGHT A CHARCOAL GRILL WHEN THE GRILL EXPLODED ON HIM CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE NS IF FD ON SCENE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO CHEST LOWER BACK AND BOTH HANDS

The product is the Masterbuilt Gravity Series® 560 Digital Charcoal Grill + Smoker. My mother warned me that hers (she has one as well) caught on fire due to a grease fire with no prior warning - I guess there was grease somewhere she couldn't see to clean. Tonight, I had the same thing happen. The grill started as usual, I went inside to prepare the meat, and then I saw smoke from the window. I checked on my phone and the grill was set for 450 degrees, but was reporting that it was around 650 degrees. I ran outside with a fire extinguisher, since flames were coming out of the back of the grill. Luckily, I did not have to use the fire extinguisher, but it was a worrying experience that this grill can catch on fire so quickly.

Used the "Grill-It-Kit" a 12" disposable grill (UPC#4797730157) product distributed through Kay Home Products, Antioch, IL 60002. Product was made in China. Contains charcoal rockettes. It is self contained within an aluminum pan. It is supposed to light with a single match. Once lit, the paper within the closed grate flared up to several (3) feet and burned for approximately 1 minute. This was to ignite the charcoal. Rather than heating charcoal it smoked and failed to properly heat for cooking. Potential hazard if in a confined area. We had placed unit on grate of fire pit at [REDACTED] in a safe area. Should have a warning on the label that this could occur.

I have a pit boss Deluxe 440d pellet grill that was purchase in April of 2018 that has a defective control panel and continuously feeds wood pellets non stop to the grill regardless of the settings causing the unit to have massive fire flare ups when opened. Unit expels high flames up to 2 or more feet when opened with out any type of warning. Great bodily harm After opening unit expels. Massive amounts of smoke also posing as a breathing hazard

The handles on Weber Charcoal Grills either absorb or conduct heat and become too hot to handle. This issue is the result of a design flaw in the grill top. Formerly these handles were made of wood which did not create a safety hazard. However, because of the need to label these handles with county of origin (this is what the customer service representative reported) they are now made of a different material which becomes too hot to handle with ones hands. This issue is not random or inconsistent but happens whenever these grills are used. My experience result in three burned fingers and a dropped grill cover causing minor product damage. These handles are not merely warm but too hot to handle causing burns. After speaking with the customer service representative I was told to use a glove or pot holder in the future. This issue is easy to resolve with a handle that does not absorb the heat from the grill. In fact such a handle did exist when they were made of wood. 11 August 2013 [REDACTED] [REDACTED] V .P. of Customer Service Weber Stephen Products, LLC 90 West Hillcrest Blvd. Schaumburg, 11. 60195 Dear [REDACTED]: I was referred to you by one of your on-line phone customer service representatives. Last evening, while using my recently purchased, One-Touch Silver charcoal grill 22 Yz" (serial number AU purchased at the Green Thumbers in Davenport Iowa on 5.11.13), I lifted the lid to remove the meat and burned my hand. Three fingers were burned as I tried to escape the heat from the handle. The lid was dropped causing a minor amount of damage to the lid. It is clear that this handle conducts heat or absorbs heat to a level that cannot be tolerated by your customers. The purpose of this letter is to call your attention to this very serious design flaw and to correct the issue. I did a search of the internet and this issue is common among your customers. It is absolutely amazing to me that a company like Weber that manufa

The BBQ I own, the fire box that hold the briquettes is metal and has burned through exposing the insulation. So now the briquettes that are glowing and a fan blowing the heat into the bbq has the chance of insulation going into the cook area. I've contacted Masterbuilt about this issue with the gravity feed smoker/BBQ and so far just getting the run-around. So basically the insulation is in the fire box. I'm not sure how safe this is, but I needed to bring this to someone's attention as Masterbuilt is just saying this is normal. Don't think that's very safe?? So looking for someone who would know what to do. Thank you

I bought a Ninja Woodfire grill, model numberOG7, SeriesS5, from Costco on June 17, 2024. The materials available on line describing this product say that the device requires a 15 Amp electrical circuit. I have an outlet on my deck attached to a 15 amp circuit . So I assumed the device would work on my deck. After using the device for about a month, it began to blow the circuit breaker every time I used it. Then the circuit began to blow even when the grill was not in use. Today an electrician came to my house . He determined that the device , which draws 1760 watts, is not safe to use on a 15 Amp circuit because the maximum continuous use wattage for a 15 amp circuit is 1440 watts. Additionally , he determined that the device burned the insulation off the wires in the electrical panel and destroyed the 15 amp breaker , and came very close to starting a fire. He said the device requires a dedicated 20 amp circuit to operate safely. I contacted Costco about this. Costco agreed to allow me to return the grill and get a full refund. I suspect Ninga knows that the device requires a dedicated 20 amp circuit but it also knows that very few people have a dedicated 20 amp circuit available on their decks or patios, and so it falsely claims the device can operate safely on a 15 amp circuit. The materials available to the consumer by ninja , pre- purchase, say only that a 15 amp circuit is required. )

(07/27/2024) The consumer has a safety concern about the product. He stated that the product does not hold the temperature settings. He set the temperature for 200 degrees. The temperature dropped down to 130 then jumped up to 330 degrees. The grill became so hot that it melted the metal on the inside of the product. The consumer stated that this had happened before. 7-9-24 I purchased PBV6PSE vertical Pit Boss Pro Series from Lowes. 7-11-24 Ran update 7-12-24 I bought 200oo of meat from [REDACTED] 7-14-24 I started smoking a 75oo brisket the set point temp was set at 205 The smoker would swing from 130 to 330 and fill cabinet with white smoke. Ended up trashing brisket 7-17-24 I tried to run smoker again and it kept filling with white smoke and at 9:10AM I called Pit Boss techs Ran Test 7-17-24 10:04AM called Pit Boss with same issue Tech said that it is definitely the temp prob and Control Panel. “That this is a well known issue” That he would send me replacements and a email. To open door when filled with white smoke to keep from [ILLEGIBLE] 7-17-24 Called Pit boss. I never received a email The lady said that it was all due to my WiFi She said to keep my smoker plugged in for the latest download and that they would only send me a temp probe. Which is par with the complaints is that I have read. One part at a time and the customer does all the work. 7-18-24 Called Pit Boss and was told to keep the smoker plugged in that the download could take a week or two “and ensured me that it was completely safe” I said it doesn’t seem safe and I was reassured that its completely safe. 7-19-24 Called Pit Boss and spoke with [REDACTED] I received an email about temp prob being ordered but not shipped. Post office waiting for part and was told to leave plugged in and that it was completely safe. 7-23-24 Called Pit Boss and spoke with [REDACTED] – very rude person. The only one that been belittling. He sent me a link to send pictures of grill ID

The manufacturer, Char-Griller, stated in an email that the reason why their Akorn Jr. charcoal grill caught fire and melted was because the grill exceeded its intended temperature. Amazon.com has stopped selling this model grill due to safety concerns and not due to a lack of inventory. On 7/4/2021 during normal operation of the grill, the grill caught fire released toxic chemicals and partially fused into my deck. We were fortunate that I was outside putting the hot dogs and corn on the grill when I smelled a noxious odor moments before the grill caught on fire. • The grill’s ash pan and fire bowl emptied of any ash or residue as instructed on page C-4 of the Akorn Jr. instruction manual. • Standard hard lump charcoal was used, ignited with a single [REDACTED] paraffin wax lighter cube. • The grill’s vents were opened as instructed on page C-2 of the Akorn Jr. instruction manual. • Hard lump coal was placed in the center of the fire grate as described on page C-3 of the Akorn Jr. instruction manual. • The grill temperature did not exceed 600 degrees Fahrenheit when the unit began to melt and formed a toxic residue damaging my deck. The thermometer on the grill reaches 700 degrees Fahrenheit. • The product was significantly damaged and is unusable after it caught fire. • Damage was sustained to the grill itself and my deck I was able to extinguish the flames using the garden hose.