Baseball Pitching Machines Warning
CPSC recall 78021. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Laceration
CPSC recall 78021 has the recall date 14 Apr 1978. The notice names the firm Professional. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Laceration.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Baseball Pitching Machines Warning NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 1978 Release # 78-021 CPSC Warns On Hazardous Baseball Pitching Machines WASHINGTON, DC (April 14) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today warned the public not to use certain unguarded automatic baseball pitching machines which it considers extremely hazardous. The Commission advises anyone having possession of such unguarded machines to place these machines in a locked storage area where unwary persons will not have access to them. The machines, which were sold to schools, recreational organizations and individuals, may be labeled "Dudley" or "Commercial Mechanisms." In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, the Commission alleges that the unguarded, rotating metal pitching arm can go off suddenly, without warning, and strike persons standing in the path of the arm. The Commission alleges that this has happened in numerous incidents even though the machines were unplugged or turned off. Everyone should be careful of pitched balls. However, the hazard addressed in this action… |
| Product | Blazer automatic baseball pitching machines |
| Product | Champ automatic baseball pitching machines |
| Product | Commercial Mechanisms automatic baseball pitching machine |
| Product | Dudley automatic baseball pitching machine, Baseball/Softball Accessories |
| Product | Master automatic baseball pitching machines |
| Product | Mentor automatic baseball pitching machines |
| Product | Olympia automatic baseball pitching machines |
| Product | Olympic automatic baseball pitching machines |
| Product | Pro-Blazer automatic baseball pitching machines |
| Product | Pro-Trainer automatic baseball pitching machines |
| Product | Professional automatic baseball pitching machines |
| Product | Range automatic baseball pitching machines |
| Product | Range Blazer automatic baseball pitching machines |
| Product | Super Blazer automatic baseball pitching machines |
| Manufacturer | Professional; Champ; Olympic; Olympia; Pro-Blazer; Master; Pro-Trainer; Mentor |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1978: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1978
- 43
- Recalls of 1978 with one of the same hazards
- 5%
- Recalls on the register that name Professional
- 1
Official channels
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 78021. https://recallregister.com/product/3924-baseball-pitching-machines-warning/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 78021 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 78021 has no incident or injury text.