Central Quality Industries and Pow-R-Tool Table Saws Lacked Blade Guards
CPSC announced a program to provide free blade guards for table saws that lacked safety features, resulting in reported finger injuries.
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 significant injury reports, specifically four instances of finger amputation and two lacerations, which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury reports' under the Severe category.
Plain-English summary
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a program in cooperation with Central Quality Industries to provide free blade guards to owners of Central Quality Industries and Pow-R-Tool table saws. These specific saw tables were sold without blade guards, which are designed to help prevent finger and hand injuries during operation. The firm is now out of business, and the remedy to provide these guards is no longer available.
The affected saw tables are designed to hold portable circular saws, sabre saws, and routers to function as table saws. Approximately 166,304 units were distributed nationwide since the late 1950s. The tables were sold with metal or plastic tops, with or without legs, and retailed between $49.95 and $89.95. Saw tables sold after June 20, 1983, contained a blade guard.
The firm received six injury complaints associated with the use of these tables without blade guards, including four reports of finger amputation and two reports of finger lacerations. Because the manufacturer is out of business and the remedy is no longer available, consumers are advised to discard or destroy this product. Additional information can be obtained by contacting CPSC's toll-free Hotline at 800-638-CPSC.
The recalled product
- Product
- Central Quality Industries blade guards
- Manufacturer
- Central Quality Industries
- Category
- Consumer Product — Power Tools
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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