July/August 2010
Lawsuits and personal responsibility
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In March, a Massachusetts jury ordered Ryobi to pay Carlos Osorio $1.5 million. According to news reports, he nearly lost his pinky, as well as severely cutting the thumb and two other fingers on his left hand, in an accident with a Ryobi table saw. Osorio, an employee of a wood-flooring company, was apparently using the saw with the blade guard and splitter removed. Additionally, he was reportedly ripping a piece of 2 1/4-inch wood flooring without a fence. I'll be honest - very few of the many table saws I've used had the splitter and guard in place. I
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