Chemical Sprayers Recalled by D.B. Smith
CPSC recall 80017. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Explosion/Projectiles
CPSC recall 80017 has the recall date 8 May 1980. The notice names the firm Smith. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Lead or chemical.
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| Description | Chemical Sprayers Recalled by D.B. Smith NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 1980 Release # 80-017 Thousands Of Chemical Sprayers Recalled WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 8, 1980) -- More than 40,000 air-compression home-and garden sprayers used to disperse pesticides and other chemicals are being recalled by their manufacturer because the product may explode or rupture during use. The recall is being conducted voluntarily by D.B. Smith and Company, Inc., of Utica, N.Y., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The sprayers are made of galvanized steel with a tank capacity ranging from 1.5 to 4.0 gallons. They are equipped with a hand-operated pump top to pressurize the tank and a metal spray nozzle attached to a rubber hose. The firm has conveyed to CPSC 49 consumer complaints involving the sprayers, including reports of 43 injuries to consumers since April, 1978. The injuries reported include severe facial and dental injuries and broken arms and hands which were suffered when the sprayer bottom blew out, propelling the sprayer and its contents upward with… |
| Product | Metra Chem air-compression home-and garden sprayers |
| Product | Parco air-compression home-and garden sprayers |
| Product | Servistar air-compression home-and garden sprayers |
| Product | Smith air-compression home-and garden sprayers, Sprayers |
| Product | State Chemical air-compression home-and garden sprayers |
| Manufacturer | Smith; Parco; State Chemical; Servistar |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1980: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1980
- 22
- Recalls of 1980 with one of the same hazards
- 14%
- Recalls on the register that name Smith
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 80017The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 80017. https://recallregister.com/product/4004-chemical-sprayers-recalled-by-d-b-smith/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 80017 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 80017 has no incident or injury text.