The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·19147·Announced 2019-06-26

Grandma's Fireworks Recalls 18 Fireworks Due to Explosion and Burn Hazards

Grandma's Fireworks is recalling 18 types of consumer fireworks because they are overloaded with pyrotechnics, posing explosion and burn risks.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a significant injury report where an 8-year-old lost his hand, meeting the rubric criteria for 'Severe' (score 4) regarding significant injury reports.

Plain-English summary

Grandma's Fireworks is recalling approximately 25,000 units of 18 different consumer fireworks products. The recall involves specific items such as Rise in the East, Safe Cracker, Angry Elf, Mamba, Crazy King Crackers, POW!, BANG, Crazy Robot Flowers, Frog Balls, Dragon Artillery Shell (Assorted), Small Festival Balls, Cock Rises!, Sammy’s Best, Catherine Catapult, Heavy Bomber 5 Shot Roman Candles, Multiple Rocket, Talon Rockets, and Block Buster. These products were sold by Grandma's Fireworks in West College Corner, Indiana, from January 2009 through April 2019. There were no online sales.

The recalled fireworks are overloaded with pyrotechnics intended to produce an audible effect, which violates federal regulatory standards for this product. This overload can result in a greater than expected explosion, posing explosion and burn hazards to consumers. The source text reports that an 8-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy found the broken end of a Talon rocket, lit it, and were hurt; the 8-year-old boy lost his hand.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled fireworks and return them to Grandma's Fireworks for a full refund. For more information, consumers can contact Grandma’s Fireworks at 765-732-3866 or via email at [email protected] and [email protected].

The recalled product

Product
Fireworks
Category
Consumer Product — Fireworks
Hazard
Affected units
25,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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