19 results

• FTC Seeks To Scrap SawStop Requirements for Table Saws

  September 23, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Federal regulators are recommending scrapping a proposed rule that would require table saws to include SawStop flesh-sensing safety technology.

• Table Saw Lawsuits

  November 1, 2021

  Austin Kirk

  Safety technology has existed for years to prevent many of the serious and debilitating table saw injuries reported each year,...

• Table Saw Safety Regulations In Limbo For Foreseeable Future

  August 31, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Table saw safety standards that could prevent serious injuries are stalled in the CPSC, and unlikely to move forward any time soon.

• Table Saw Settlement Results in $2M Payment for Middle Finger Amputation

  May 30, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A table saw lawsuit over a finger amputation has resulted in a $2 million settlement involving the manufacturer and the saw's owner.

• Walmart Black+Decker Table Saw Recall Issued Over Laceration Risks

  April 4, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Walmart and Black+Decker are recalling about 400 table saws equipped with stands that could collapse unexpectedly, putting users at risk of laceration and impact injuries.

• Home Depot Table Saw Lawsuit Alleges Defective Design Due to Lack of Available Safety Features

  March 14, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  Home Depot and makers of Ridgid table saws face a lawsuit from a woodworker who says he suffered a partial finger amputation because the tool did not include flesh-sensing technology.

• Craftsman Table Saw Recall Issued After Injuries Reported From Collapsing Stands

  March 8, 2017

  Russell Maas

  A Craftsman Sears table saw recall has been announced following several reports that the portable stand collapsed while in use, resulting in lacerations and other injuries.

• Makita Circular Saw Recall Issued Due to Laceration Hazard

  October 27, 2016

  Russell Maas

  A Makita circular saw recall has been announced due to the risk that the lower blade guard could expose the blade, potentially resulting in user injury.

• Table Saw Injury Lawsuit Filed Over Black & Decker’s Refusal to Use SawStop Technology

  December 1, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A product liability lawsuit filed against Black & Decker alleges that a Porter-Cable table saw failed to include adequate safety features, causing severe and permanent injuries for a Louisiana man.

• SawStop Lawsuit Over “Group Boycott” by Table Saw Manufacturers Allowed to Move Forward

  October 21, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  A federal appeals court is allowing SawStop to sue a number of tool manufacturers for trying to illegally boycott it's safety technology from the market.