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Poisoning

Poisoning

Bosch Mini-Grinder Alert by S-B Power Tool NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ken Giles November 14, 1996 (301) 504-7052 Release # 97-022 CPSC, S-B Power Tool Company Alert Owners of Bosch Mini-Grinder WASHINGTON, D.C. CPSC and S-B Power Tool Company are alerting 150 owners of portable Bosch Mini-Grinders that the wrong wheel guard was sold with the grinders. If the misfitting wheel guard loosens and touches the high-speed grinding wheel, consumers could be injured by parts of the shattered wheel. S-B Power Tool urges recent purchasers of portable Bosch Mini-Grinders, models 1347A and 1347AK, to check the inside of the wheel guard collar for a metal bump that would prevent the guard from being clamped on the grinder securely. These guards should be removed and returned for the correct-fitting guards. S-B Power Tool has sold 150 portable Bosch Mini-Grinders with the wrong wheel guard since August 1996 in mass merchandise stores nationwide for about $150. No injuries have been reported. However, the company is alerting customers to check for and replace the misfitting guard to prevent potential serious injuries. Consumers should call (800) 301-8255, Ext. 3300 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CST for a correct-fitting guard free of charge, if their guard has the metal bump. Or consumers may take the wrong guard to the nearest authorized Skil-Bosch Service Center for the correct-fitting guard.

Choking

ATV Snow Blades Repair by Cycle Country Accessories NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Ken Giles November 7, 1996 (301) 504-7052 Release # 97-020 CPSC, Cycle Country Accessories Announce Fix for ATV Snow Blades WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Cycle Country Accessories Corporation is announcing the recall and free retrofit of their snow blades used on all terrain vehicles (ATVs). The snow blades, available in kits manufactured prior to June 1991, used a solid lift link to raise the snow blade. Under certain conditions, this solid lift link may cause the snow blade's lift lever to swing back, striking the operator's knee. In June 1991, Cycle Country Accessories changed the design using a chain link to lift the snow blade to reserve the solid link as a tool-box accessory for special applications. Cycle Country Accessories is aware of three reports of the lift levers with the solid link striking the ATV operator's knee. The snow blade attachment is an ATV add-on kit, which includes a plow blade and the related hardware. When attached to an ATV, the snow blade can be used for plowing snow, gravel, or other light plowing duties. Cycle Country Accessories distributed the plow blade kits with the solid lift link from 1982 to 1991. Consumers who purchased a Cycle Country snow blade kit for their ATV before or during 1991 can get a free chain link by contacting the ATV dealer who sold them the snow blade kit. They can also call Cycle Country toll-free at (800) 841-2222.

Entanglement; Entrapment

Lead

Lead

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