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Table Saw Ruling

Appeals court upholds ruling against table saw manufacturer in accident case


By By Erika Taylor January 19, 2016
Table saw lawsuit outcome important for increased implementation of flesh-sensing technology.
This article first appeared in the January 2016 issue of Pro Remodeler.

In early 2011, William Anderson was refinishing a cabinet when his hand slipped into a table saw blade, resulting in the loss of three fingers. Anderson sued the saw’s manufacturer, even though he had removed the hood-style blade guard.

In May, a jury ruled that the Ryobi table saw was defectively designed because it did not include a flesh-sensing feature that stops the blade when it detects human skin.

The initial judgment was later reduced to $27,000, and Anderson was found partly responsible for the accident. 

Techtronic Industries North America, maker of the Ryobi saw, appealed the ruling, but a Florida federal court let it stand. The case’s outcome is important not because of the amount at stake, but because it moves the needle a little further toward a requirement that all table saws be sold with flesh-sensing technology. 

Read more about the case here.

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For more about saw safety, see our November 2015 cover story at proremodeler.com/cuttingedge.

Appeals court upholds ruling against table saw manufacturer in accident case


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Erika Mosse

Director of Content

Erika Mosse is the director of content for Professional Remodeler. Contact her at emosse@sgcmail.com or 972.369.9212.


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