A NURTIBULLET user claims the blender exploded as grim pictures appear to reveal mangled fingers and melted skin. Folana Jackson has claimed that her NutriBullet 900 blender blew off the canister while the blades were still spinning in May 2020. The photos, originally obtained by TMZ, appear to show pretty severe injuries, including fingers cut […]
A NURTIBULLET user claims the blender exploded as grim pictures appear to reveal mangled fingers and melted skin.
Folana Jackson has claimed that her NutriBullet 900 blender blew off the canister while the blades were still spinning in May 2020.
The photos, originally obtained by TMZ, appear to show pretty severe injuries, including fingers cut down to the bone in places.
Jackson’s left hand, wrist, and arm also appear to be badly burned.
Her leg and right breast also sustained injuries in the alleged explosion.
Folana was whipping up a juice with garlic, ginger, sliced lemons, and water when her device busted open, according to TMZ.
Her lawsuit claims that the still-spinning blades caused lacerations and the flying juice caused the burns, according to the outlet.
NutriBullet, however, has denied to allegations, saying their products cannot “defy the laws of physics.”
“Every day, millions of NutriBullet customers worldwide blend nutritious smoothies from fruits, vegetables, and nuts in their NutriBullets,” a rep for the company told the outlet.
“NutriBullets are safe. There is no risk if the NutriBullet is used to blend room temperature or cold ingredients for less than a minute.
“The claims made by the plaintiffs’ attorneys are simply not possible — NutriBullets cannot defy the laws of physics.”
The statement goes on to say that NutriBullets can’t “hyper-heat” room temperature ingredients in a short period of time, as Jackson’s suit alleges.
In the court docs, Jackson alleges that friction and heat from the spinning blades of her blender caused a pressure build-up that led to the explosion.
She also claims in her suit that NutriBullet knew about the issues with the devices for years and that they’re caused more than 100 burns and lacerations since 2014.
In its statement, NutriBullet pointed out that any injuries its products caused are due to people misusing them.
The products clearly come with warnings to, “never blend hot liquids or food or carbonated beverages,” and, “never blend for more than one minute,” the company said.
