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UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — EQUIPMENT

1 injured · 1276890 · 2016-04-20

Vehicle

Make
UNKNOWN
Model
UNKNOWN
Year
—
Manufacturer
UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
Component
EQUIPMENT

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CPSC: AUTOCRAFT: CONSUMER STATED WHILE USING THE TOOL AS INSTRUCTED THE METAL THAT THE TOOL IS MADE OF STARTED TO DEFORM. *SS THE CONSUMER STATED THE ARMS ON THE TOOL APPEARED TO STOP MOVING DURING A COUPLE OF TURNS. THEN THE BOLT ALL OF A SUDDEN SNAPPED SHUT AND CAUGHT THE SKIN OF HER PALM. SHE RECEIVED TWO CUTS TO THE PALM OF HER HAND. AN INSPECTION OF THE TOOL, SHOWED THE ARM ON THE TIGHTENING SIDE OF THE BOLT HAD DEFORMED COMPLETELY. THE ARM AND WASHER WERE COMPLETELY BOWED IN AT THE SITE OF THE BOLT, AND FROM THE AXIS AT THE BOLT THE ENTIRE ARM OF THE TOOL HAD BENT BACK AT AN ANGLE OF ABOUT 30 DEGREES. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10860792
Machine
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