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Defective
and Dangerous Power Saws |
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| According to a May 2003
report by the Consumer Product Safety Commission,
there were an estimated 93,880 power saw-related
injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms
in 2001. An estimated 52,000 of these injuries
were related to stationary saws such as table saws,
miter saws, band saws and radial arm saws, while
the remainder are attributable to portable or hand-held
saws. |
| The majority of injuries
were to fingers, with lacerations and amputations
as the most common, but other injuries such as
lacerations, fractures or amputations of the hand,
wrist, or leg were also reported. Injuries can
occur when the saw operator or a bystander comes
in contact with the blade, or is hit by the cutting
material or flying debris. Safety features, such
as bladeguards, safety switches and anti-kickback
mechanisms can help prevent injuries and a number
of saw models have been recalled in recent years
because such features were faulty or absent from
the saw. |
| Table Saws |
| According to the CPSC
report, table saws were the predominent cause
of stationary-saw related injuries, accounting
for about 73% of injuries. |
| In December 2004, Robert
Bosch Tool Corporation voluntarily recalled
120,000 Skil table saws. The blade drive
mechanism may loosen, which could result
in kickback of the item being sawed, resulting
in possible laceration. |
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| In March 1996, Ryobi
America Corporation announced a recall to
repair approximately 150,000 10-inch table saws.
On some saws, the power switch lock-off mechanism
may not work, and as a result, children and others
who should not have access to the saw could be
injured by the moving blade. |
| Miter Saws |
| Injuries relating to miter
saws accounted for 15% of the injuries reported
in the CPSC report. |
| In January 2001, DEWALT
Industrial Tool Co. voluntarily recalled
about 112,000 12-inch miter saws. Bolts on the
saws could loosen and the blade could detach,
posing a risk of lacerations to consumers. At
the time of the recall, DEWALT had received seven
reports of consumers with lacerations when the
blades on these saws detached. |
| Band Saws |
| According to the report,
band saws accounted for about 8% of the total
injuries. |
| In October 2000, 180,000
power tools were recalled by three manufacturers
due to potentially defective power switches.
The switches, manufactured by Eaton Corp.,
could stick and the tool could continue to
operate after the trigger has been released
and could therefore lead to serious injuries.
The recalled tools included Milwaukee Electric
Tool-brand band saws. |
| Radial Arm Saws |
| About 4% of the total
injuries caused by stationary saws in 2001
were associated with radial arm saws, according
to the report. |
| In November 2000, Emerson
Tool Co., recalled about 3.7 million
Craftsman radial arm saws for repair. These
radial arm saws were sold without a guard
that covers the entire blade. At the time
of the recall, CPSC and Emerson had received
about 300 reports of injuries such as hand
and finger amputations, lacerated hands,
arms and fingers, fractured hands and fingers,
and facial injuries caused when consumers
came in contact with the blade or were hit
by pieces of wood kicked back by the saw. |
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