When people are injured by table saws, lives can instantly change forever. Table saw accidents can cause injuries to fingers and limbs, amputations, lacerations, and even death. While everyone understands that table saws are dangerous, far too frequently, table saw manufacturers skimp on necessary safety features that could have prevented common accidents. Even if you believe a table saw accident was your fault, the truth is not so simple. Before you decide an accident was your fault, you should speak an experienced product defect lawyer in order to protect your rights.

When a table saw or power saw accident could have been prevented by a safety feature that would have cost pennies on the dollar to implement, it is the company who should be held responsible for table saw accident injuries. The failure to include a safety feature is a design flaw.

One of the most effective safety features available is SawStop technology, which can bring a saw to an immediate stop upon contact with human skin. This technology has saved fingers, hands, and lives. Unfortunately, at the expense of their customers’ health and safety, companies often want to save a few dollars, and choose not to implement SawStop technology. If you or your loved ones have been injured or killed by a table saw that didn’t have SawStop technology or may have otherwise been defective, call us now for a free case evaluation.

SawStop Technology Makes Table Saw Injuries Preventable

The Consumer Products Safety Commission reported that SawStop safety features can bring a saw blade to a complete stop within 1/2000th of a second of contact with human skin. This is not new technology—it should be standard in every table saw sold in the United States.

The technology may sound complicated but is actually quite simple. SawStop and similar safety technology use small sensors that can detect the difference in electrical current between wood, which does not conduct electricity, and human skin, which is a very good conductor of electricity. As soon as the sawblade senses the change in electrical current, it will come to a stop. In turn, with this important technology, if a sawblade touches human skin, it can turn off quickly to prevent serious injuries.

A table saw is a powerful tool that can abruptly pull a hand, finger, or other body part towards it, causing a devastating amputation. In fact, each year, more than 30,000 injuries are caused by table saws. The sale of table saws without SawStop technology is unsafe and is the direct result of the power tool industry’s decision to put profits over consumer safety. Thousands of table saw amputation injuries could be prevented each year if companies were just willing to sacrifice a few dollars from their bottom line in the name of consumer safety

When a company does not implement known safety features that could easily prevent injuries, we fight to make things right. Sawstop technology can prevent table saw kickback injuries, table saw amputations, and many other table saw accidents. The failure to implement this technology can make these companies liable for your injuries.

In an ordinary personal injury case, the focus is on whether a person or company is negligent. A lawsuit involving a defective table saw, however, involves completely different standards and questions of law regarding strict liability. Companies often try to blame their customers for “misusing” their product or count on consumers being too afraid of big companies to bring a lawsuit against them. Don’t let these companies bully you into inaction.

If you have suffered injuries from a table saw accident, the manufacturer and related companies may be held liable for your injuries. Whether you’re in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, or anywhere else in the country, our table saw product defect lawyers are prepared to file a lawsuit for victims hurt by defective table saws and their loved ones (in case of wrongful death lawsuits) to recover medical expenses, loss of income, pain and suffering, punitive damages, and other damages available at law.

Our law firm focuses primarily on product liability cases, and our lawyers are ready to talk with you about your unique situation. We’ll provide you with a free review of your case and will inform you about your legal options and the best way to pursue a potential claim. If you believe a table saw may be defective, and that defect caused injury or death to you or your loved ones, call us now for a free case evaluation.