P&M Worm Probes Found Hazardous; Electrocution Risk Cited In CPSC Order To Halt Manufacture And Sale Of Worm Probes
CPSC recall 91099. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Electrocution/Electric Shock
CPSC recall 91099 has the recall date 26 Jul 1991. The notice names the firm P&M Enterprises. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Electric shock. CPSC gives the product type Worm Probes.
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| Description | July 26, 1991 Release # 91-099 PandM Worm Probes Found Hazardous; Electrocution Risk Cited In CPSC Order To Halt Manufacture And Sale Of Worm Probes WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has determined that the "WORM GETT'RS," an electric worm probe made by PandM Enterprises of Caldwell, Idaho, presents an electrocution hazard and may no longer be produced or sold. In a lengthy decision and Order issued on July 17, 1991, the Commission unanimously upheld the decision of Administrative Law Judge Paul J. Clerman that the PandM "WORM GETT'RS" was defective. The product, which is used to shock worms out of the ground, can expose users and passers-by to a lethal dose of electricity. The worm probe draws full line voltage, 110-120 volts, to its two, six, or 12 bare metal shafts. The Commission found that by touching the exposed shafts, or even by contacting the ground in the vicinity of the probe, consumers could be shocked or electrocuted. Twenty-eight persons, most of them children, have died using "functionally equivalent" worm probes. The Commission ordered PandM to refrain from manufacturing the product, offering it for sale, distributing it, or… |
| Product | Worm Gett'rs electric worm probes, Worm Probes |
| Manufacturer | P&M Enterprises |
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- Hazard: Electric shock
- Category: Worm Probes
- CPSC recalls of 1991
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1991: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1991
- 84
- Recalls of 1991 with one of the same hazards
- 4%
- Recalls of 1991 in the category Worm Probes
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name P&M Enterprises
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 91099. https://recallregister.com/product/5105-p-m-worm-probes-found-hazardous-electrocution-risk-cited-in-cpsc-order/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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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 91099 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 91099 has no incident or injury text.