Power Leaf Mulchers And Grinders

69YOM PRESENTS TO ED WITH A LACERATION. PT STATES HE WAS USING A WOODCHIPPER WHEN A PIECE OF WOOD SHOT OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEEK. DX: CHEEK LACERATION; TRAUMATIC INJURY OF DUCT LACRIMAL GLAND.

67YOM PRESENTS TO ED WITH CHEST PAIN. PT STATES HE WAS FIXING HIS 300LBS HOME WOOD CHIPPER WHEN IT FELL ON HIM, PINNING HIM INTO PLACE. SINCE THAT TIME HE HAS HAD CHEST, AND ABDOMINAL PAIN. WIFE ALSO REPORTS HEAVY ETOH USE. STATES PT. HAD A FALL IN THE HOTEL THIS AM. SAYS PT. LOST BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD ONTO THE COUNTER. DX: CLOSED FX OF MULTIPLE RIBS OF BOTH SIDES

51YOM WITH SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHICH FOLLOWED AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH A HEAVY METAL HOOD OF A WOOD CHIPPER FELL ONTO HIS LEFT UPPER LEG CAUSING AN INJURY. DX: CRUSHING INJURY OF LEFT LEG

21YOF HIT IN EYE FROM WOOD FROM WOOD CHIPPER WHN NEIGHBOR WAS HAVING LANDSCAPING DONEDX ABRASION CORNEA

41YOM - PATIENT PRESENT FOR FOREIGN BODY. PT STATES THAT HE ACCIDENTALLY INJURED HIMSELF IN ELBOW WITH A SPLINTER OF WOOD. PT HAS WOOD LODGED UNDER SKIN. DX: ELBOW PAIN.

65 YOM PIECE OF WOOD IN R EYE USING A WOOD CHIPPER DX; FOREIGN BODY

64YOM C/O LEFT LEG WOUND WEEPING. YESTERDAY SUSTAINED INJURY TO HIS LEFT ANTERIOR LEG. TAKING DOWN TREES AND CLEANING UP WITH A CHIPPER AND SUSTAINED WOUND TO HIS LEFT ELG. WOUND TO LEFT ANTERIOR LEG. DX: WOUND OF LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY, LEG EDEMA

17 YOM REPORTS HIS LEFT HAND WAS CRUSHED IN A WOODCHIPPER. DX: OPEN DISPLACED FRACTURE LEFT INDEX FINGER

45YOM C/O LEG INJURY S/P PT STATES HE WAS RIDING ON A TRAILER AND HIS RIGHT LEG FELL THROUGH THE TRAILER AND WAS RUN OVER BY A STUMP GRINDER BEHIND THE TRAILER. DX: ABRASIONS OF ANKLE; INJURY OF RIGHT LOWER LEG

39 YOM CAUGHT FINGER IN A WOODCHIPPER. DX: OPEN FRACTURE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER

48YOM,FINGER LAC,WHILE USING GRINDER TODAY AT HOME,DX:FINGER LAC,LEFT

57YOM, AT HOME WORKING W/ WOOD CHIPPER, GOT TIP OF FINGER CAUGHT IN IT DX: LEFT FINGER LACERATION

A Champion Power Equipment Chipper/Shredder, Model 200946, burst into flames after about five hours of use from new over several weeks. After the first couple hours of use I noticed that the Air Cleaner Assembly, which is plastic and near the muffler, had melted. I called Champion support. They told me not to worry and sold me a new Air Cleaner Assembly which I installed. After another couple hours of use, the Ignition Coil, which is also near the muffler, melted at the plastic part that connects to the spark plug. Again I called Champion support. Again they told me not to worry and sent me a replacement Ignition Coil which I installed. After 45 minutes of use the unit burst into flames. There is a fuel line that runs near the muffler. The fuel line had melted and gasoline poured onto the engine. Fortunately, I had a full jug of water and was able to extinguish the flames before the fuel tank exploded or the flames spread to the vegetation or I was injured. My three attempts to contact Champion and ask that they investigate the cause of the fire have gone unanswered. It seems to me that a responsible corporation would want to know if the fire was a result of something unique to my unit or is a design flaw that may affect all of their power equipment that uses this engine. Placing plastic parts and rubber fuel lines next to a hot muffler is not a great design feature.

I was using my MacKissic Mighty Mac LSC chipper shredder to reduce my pruning of a forcithia bush on my property. As I was shredding the trimmings, the Mighty Mac began to vibrate quite vigorously, the engine cut off, and the flywheel continued to spin for about a minute when it ran out of energy. Looking to see why the machine stopped running, I was shocked to see a softball sized hole on the side of the engine on the side opposite to where I was standing. Please see the attached images. Had I been standing on the opposite side of the Mighty Mac, I would have had serious injury to my legs from the shrapnel of the engine at a minimum. I have used a variety of yard equipment for the last 20 years maintaining several properties with both new and used machines. I have never seen such a catastrophic failure of an engine. Looking at the metal where the hole was blown in the engine, the grain pattern suggests metal fatigue as the reason for failure. I have a [REDACTED] chainsaw from the late 1980s, that still starts quickly and reliably cuts wood. Working as a biomedical engineer at a local hospital supporting a variety of medical equipment, I find it unconscionable to sell a piece of equipment that could fail in such a hazardous state. Especially since this is a wood chipper that chips up to 2.5” limbs, one would expect a higher level of engineering to prevent such a failures knowing the forces involved. I am thoroughly disappointed that I have purchased one of these Mighty Macs knowing that reliability, safety, and robustness of design was not part of the design process for this piece of equipment. At this point, I am just thankful that I was not injured by this catastrophe engine failure.

Im writing you concerning the wheels on the subject chipper model with sn 7565181910820. On August 20th 2025 I was performing maintenance on the machine and checked the tire pressure and it was low. I could not attach my air hose to the valve stem so I removed the wheel put air in the tube to 30 psi. As max was stated on the tire. I screwed the valve cap on, and as I got the wheel about a foot off the ground preparing to install it back on the machine the wheel exploded. Part of the plastic wheel hit me in the face and forehead. The tire and tube dropped to the floor. This picture was taken before I found the piece that hit me in the head. It clearly shows the tire and tube intact inflated and with the valve cap in place. I also noticed that a piece of plastic was wedged in the tube. Fearing further flying debris I wrapped the tire and tube in a moving blanket and deflated it with a nail in a board with the bucket. I escaped major injury only because the wheel was off the ground and the largest piece of plastic rim was ejected to the floor. Other injuries could have occurred by not taking proper precautions with the rimless tire and tube that was still inflated. Fortunately the wheel was off the floor and machine so the force of the largest piece was directed downward. The manuals states to check the tire pressure. I couldnt find a recommended pressure. The tire is labeled max 30 PSI

The consumer stated that he was using his wood chipper vacuum when he powered it off and walked away . The consumer looked back that the product appeared to be steaming. The consumer figured that this was not steam and looked at the product little closer and figured this may be a gas leak deficiency. The consumer waited 15 minutes to inspect the product and found that there is a hole in the gas tank. The consumer knows that the muffler wore out to the point where it melted a hole in the gas tank. The consumer was using the product for an 45 minutes to an hour in his backyard. The consumer could not smell any gas, although he does have a sinus issue. The product appears to show no physical damage like charring or discoloration. The product caused no damage to his home and was not injured by the product. The consumer opted not to call the fire department after the incident and has had no problems breathing. The consumer called the retailer on Monday to check if there was a recall on August 1, 2011. They called him back the next day and told him that the product was not on recall. The consumer called the firm on August 4, 2011 to inquirer if there was a recall for the product. The consumer provided the firm with his phone number for a callback. The consumer got a response from the local dealer who reiterated to him that there was no recall for the product. The consumer was told by the firm that they were going to contact the company that made the engine of the product was made by another company and never received a response from the firm. The firm stated that they would call the other company and the consumer would be called back.

The first time I started up a never previously use DK2 wood chipper the machine made a terrrible noise and the cutting blade on the drum that spins to chip the wood had come off the drum, shearing the bolts and the blade fortunately became lodged transversely in the discharge shoot of the chipper. It could have easily been expelled at high speed from the device and seriously injured or killed someone.

Used wood chipper for about 5 minutes it smoked then burst into flames

Product used was a Troy-Bilt Wood Chipper model number 24A-414B766. Impeller is mounted with four flail assemblies. Flails are secured to impeller through a combination of a spring pin and retaining clip. One flail came loose during operation of wood chipper and was tossed about inside the unit until the engine was stopped when the flail jammed the impeller from spinning. Upon inspecting the impeller, discovered retaining clip was missing on all four flail assemblies and three of four spring pins were missing. Fortunately, no injuries. Significant damage noted to flails (especially to the one that broke loose). Additional information regarding the risk of harm: A technical expert on this product recently advised when the flail released and was tossed around by the impeller, pieces of metal could have been discharged from the side chute. Furthermore, when the flail abruptly forced the engine to stop when it jammed the impeller, there was a risk the engine could have exploded. With this information, I would think it is reasonable to conclude under either situation, pieces of metal could have impaled anyone standing nearby.

Hello, I bought a wood chipper from an online retailer - GudCraftOnline - through an Amazon link. Retailer: www.GudCraftOnline.com I've only used it twice and the second time a piece of metal popped out inside of it while it was running, causing major damage to the chipper and blades, and riking my life in the process. I tried to get the manufacturer's information from GudCraftOnline but they responded with the following: -------------- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:57:19 -0700 Subject: Re: Warranty on Wood Chipper From: [REDACTED] To: [REDACTED] No sorry, we do not provide manufacture information. Sorry. -------------- This incident as it was very dangerous, and could have ended up badly had the metal pieces escaped from the entry point into the chipper. Luckily they hit the insides, and then I turned the chipper off. But in that short time they made big dents on all sides on the chipper popped the whole metal plates off one another... Had the piece of metal been flung by the blade in the direction of the opening, it would have hit me straight in the face/head and at the speed it was being spun, I'm certain it could have caused my death. If you see the pictures of the piece of metal and what became of it and of the wood chipper, you'll understand. http://www.gudcraftonline.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=31