Food Grinders

81YOM WITH SKIN TEAR AND LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HAND HE WAS USING A GRINDER AT WHICH TIME IT SLIPPED HITTING THE TOP OF HIS HAND. DX: SKIN TEAR OF UPPER EXTREMITY, LACERATION OF HAND

38YOM ABRASION TO LEG ON A MEAT GRINDER 1 WEEK PRIOR AND C/O INCREASED REDNESS AND SWELLINGDX CELLULITIS LEG

21YOF-SMALL LACERATION ON THE TIP OF HER RIGHT THIRD AND FOURTH FINGERS-WAS USING A MEAT GRINDER WHEN SOMETHING STUCK AND SHE ATTEMPTED TO PULL A COUPLE OF THE PIECES APART WHEN SOMETHING CUT THE TIPS OF HER FINGER-DX: FINGER LACERATION

38YOM WAS BENDING OVER TO PUT A COFFEE GRINDER IN THE BOTTOM CUPBOARD AT HIS HOUSE AND WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP, HE HAD ACUTE PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. HAS HAD ONGOING PAIN SINCE THE HAPPENED THIS MORNING. DX: PAIN LOW BACK ACUTE

49 YOM WAS USING A MEAT GRINDER WHEN BLADE BROKE AND HIT HIS HAND DX LACERATION HAND

39 YOM R MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN MEAT GRINDER DX; OPEN FX

48 YOM C/O FINGER LACERATION S/P GRINDING FRUIT WITH A FOOD GRINDER. DX: FINGER LACERATION

36 YOM PRESENTS WITH COMPLETE AVULSION AMPUTATIONS OF LEFT INDEX, MIDDLE AND SMALL FINGERS AFTER A MEAT GRINDER INJURY WHILE CUTTING MEAT THIS MORNING. DX: TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION OF FINGER EXCLUDING THUMB.

41 YOM GRINDING CORN FOR CORN TORTILLAS GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN MACHINE DX OPEN FX FINGER

62YOF, ON ***, WAS USING A NEW PEPPER GRINDER IN THE KITCHEN WHILE COOKING IT WAS TOUGH TO TURN AND LOST HER BALANCE FALLING BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD ONTO THE WALL THEN LANDING ON THE BUTTOCKS, TAILBONE CONTUSION NOTED DX: INJURY OF COCCYX; FALL INITIAL ENCOUNTER

49YOM PRESENTS WITH AN AMPUTATION TO HIS LEFT HAND SECOND DIGIT. PT STATES HE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND IN A FOOD GRINDER AND THE BLADE CUT THE TIP OF HIS FINGER . DX: FINGERTIP AMPUTATION,OPEN FRACTURE OF FINGER DISTAL PHALANX,OPEN FRACTURE OF TUFT OF DISTAL PHALANX

53 YOF WAS GRINDING COFFEE BEANS AND PT LACERATED HER FINGER ON THE GRINDER. DX: RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION

Cuisinart coffee grinder stopped grinding. Disassembled to find entire inside filled with coffee grounds. Where the burr grind is attached to the motor and inside a plastic housing, about 1/2 to 3/4 of this plastic housing had been decimated by probably the whole beans hitting it over several years. So essentially the wife and I have been drinking pieces of plastic.

A $259 Kitchen Kutter manual food grinder was purchased on 6/30/12 from Kitchen Craft in West Bend, WI. Customer service is at: [REDACTED], see www.kitchencraftcookware.com Although my mother loves the food grinding capabilities of this Kitchen Kutter product there is a big problem with metal peeling off of the stem of this manual food grinder and concern that it can end up in the gastrointestinal tract of babies and adults. Please see enclosed photo's. I'm not sure if the peeling metal caused damage to the inside of the metal sleeve of the main unit where the stem goes, but see pictured. Also on the stem inside the grinding cup that's now stuck on the stem screw shows rusting problems. On the base of the stem the metal is starting to bubble. Although I haven't contacted the company to given them a chance to resolve this danger: Due to dangerous circumstances to child and adult bodily safety I'm thinking this needs to be food and safety alert and has been reported to the http://www.consumer-action.org/hotline/complaint_form/ and then to needed State and Federal agencies. Please advise immediately. Thanks very much.

The consumer stated that the plastic under the black rubber is falling apart. The consumer stated that he noticed pieces of plastic falling into his salad. The consumer stated that he moved the black rubber and saw that the plastic underneath it is damaged. The consumer contacted the manf through e-mail in August. The consumer was informed that he would receive 20% off of a new one. They informed him that he would need a receipt in order to receive a replacement. The consumer was given the product as a gift and does not have a receipt. The consumer stated that he sent the photos of the defective product to the manf as well. The consumer believes that this is a safety hazard as pieces of plastic can be consumed without being aware that the product is breaking apart. Consumer stated he emailed mfr several times over the past few months and also spoke to them over the phone but they were not interested in replacing the product or looking into possible defects.

Munchkin brand Blue Baby food grinder It produced shards of metal into my child's food.

I use my coffee grinder with a retractable cord daily. I noticed that there was a break in the electrical cord that exposed the copper wiring. There was also a black mark around the cut, indicating an electrical arc had occurred. Upon further investigation, there was an additional break in the cord also with a black mark. I immediately stopped using the coffee grinder and I was not injured. I contacted the manufacture, and I was informed that was nothing they could do as the warranty had expired.

Last week, a huge "fire ball" - 3 to 4 inches large shot our of the electrical outlet while I had 2 appliances plugged in: my coffee maker and my Capresso coffee grinder. I switched outlets and continued making and grinding coffee. I taped over the outlet from which the fireball came. Two days later, I again had both appliances plugged in to another outlet. The coffee maker was running. The grinder was not running, but it was plugged in. A huge spark came out of the outlet and hit my jacket. At that point, I pulled everything out of the outlet and we turned off the breakers. I called the Scarsdale Fire Dept. The Fire Dept examined the outlets and breakers and saw nothing unusual. They questioned whether an applicance may have been at fault. When the electrician came, he too examined the outlets and wiring. He said everything was normal. He thought there may have been an unusual power surge. When he proceeded to test the 2 applicances: the coffee maker and the coffee grinder, the grinder did not work in one outlet. He looked at the grinder and thought the plug may have been faulty. At that point he saw that, at the point wheree the cord connects to the grinder, the rubber had worn away and the wiring was completely exposed. The cord is intended to be wrapped into a groove at the base of the grinder and evidently, little by little the rubber wore away exposing the wires. I think the grinder is about 2-3 years old. The electrician said that there should have been a piece of protective rubber at the point where the cord meets the unit The Grinder is Capresso Model 503. I emailed Capressor yesterday and have not received a response yet. As I could have been seriously burned, or this could have started a fire, I am alerting you.

KRUPS F203 Electric Spice and Coffee Grinder Purchased from Amazon on August 4, 2017 When the Krups coffee grinder was plugged in, there was a loud popping noise, a large electrical spark and a puff of smoke released from the electrical cord at the base of the grinder which was then partially severed. The product was plugged in by a 44 y/o male but the grinder was not being used at the time and no injuries were sustained. The electrical cord was intact prior to its insertion to the outlet with no obvious defects. The connection to the base of the grinder was firm and nonmobile. The breaker turned off at the time of the incident. This grinder was previously used about 3x daily without issue since 2017 and had not recently been cleaned nor exposed to water. Below is the appliance information about the product contained on the label KRUPS Type: F203 120V~ AC 60Hz 200W Made in China Fabriqu en Chine Intertek 3015314 CONFORMS TO UL STD.982 US CERTIFIED TO CSASID. CERTIFIE PAR LACNOR C22.2 No. 1335.1 &CSA C22.2 No. 1335.2.14 NE PAS IMMERGER DO NOT IMMERSE IN WATER POUR USAGE DOMESTIQUE SEULEMENT HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY Ref: F20342DI/6WO-2317 R

GE Coffee and Spice Grinder model #111338 I bought this item in 09/2011 at Walmart. I only used it twice. Once the second day I bought it and today on 09/20/2011 at approximately 7:00am. After putting a small amount of coffee beans in the grinder top and pressing the pulse button I began to smell smoke after about 2 seconds. After another second I actually began to SEE smoke. I looked near the plug at the base (where the smoke was originating) and plug connected to the machine began to smoke and burn. This is a NEW product and could have caused a fire.