De Poan Pneumatic · Recalled
Ridgid Pneumatic Nailers Recalled by One World Technologies Due to Laceration or Injury Hazard; Sold Exclusively at the Home Depot
The trigger assembly on the nailers can malfunction and involuntarily discharge a fastener, posing a laceration or injury hazard to consumers.
- Units
- About 8,400 Coil Roofing Nailers and 4,400 Clipped Head Framing Nailers
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $230
- Remedy
- Replace
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The recalled pneumatic nailers are used to secure fasteners into roofs and woodwork. The orange and gray hand held drill-shaped tools have the name "RIDGID" on the side of the nailers in white type on a black panel. The model and serial numbers are located on the side of the nail tray/magazine where the fasteners are loaded. Recalled nailers have the following serial number range: Coil Roofing Nailer model R175RNE: ER114600001 through ER1217008424 Clipped Head Framing Nailer model R350CHE: ER114600001 through ER1215004424. Nailers with a blue dot on the product packaging are not included in the recall.
The file
- Sold at
- Home Depot stores nationwide and online at homedepot.com between January 2012 and September 2012 for about $230.
- Product type
- Nailers
- Made in
- Taiwan
- Recalled by
- De Poan Pneumatic Corporation, of Taiwan, One World Technologies Inc., of Anderson, S.C.
Incident log
None reported
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled nailers and contact One World Technologies for a free replacement nailer.
One World Technologies at (800) 597-9624 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.ridgid.com and click on Safety Notices for more information.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated DEC 06 2012; last revised JAN 13 2015.
