Hazard Screening Report: Miscellaneous Products (Product Codes 925, 927, 1240, 1293, 1701, 1711-1712, 1714-1715, 1718-1720, 1726, 1729-1736, 1738-1742, 1934, 4004-4005, 4047, 4058, 4065-4068)

摘要

The group of products included in this report consists of Power Tools and Workshop Equipment. This report provides several pieces of information that will allow the reader to compare products within this report as well as to compare with products in other categories in reports that will follow. This report shows an index of the size of the overall injury and death problem associated with Power Tools and Workshop Equipment. The first information presented is a summary of the injury, death and cost data for the entire class of products. A trend graphic is presented which shows the frequency of emergency room-treated injuries since 1997. This is followed by a pie chart showing the distribution of the injuries for this class of products by energy source of the hazard, i.e., mechanical, fire, electrical, chemical, or other. There is also a summary table, which shows the injuries, deaths and costs associated with each product group. Finally, this report presents information on two hazards common to several of the products examined.