Blastrac BG 250 Series Concrete Grinders with round flexible couplers

Description: Blastrac Recalls Concrete Grinders Due to Injury Risk from Ejected Parts 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. Blastrac Series BG 250 Concrete Grinders Serial Numbers Gas-Powered and Electric-Powered See serial numbers below 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 [Learn More]