Consumer product safety commission from this behavior even from garage doors that do contain an automatic reverse feature.
Garage door spring deaths.
The nebraska department of labor was notified by telephone on august 19 1994 by the local police department that responded to the incident scene.
Torsion springs extension springs and other garage door hardware can cause serious injury or death if not handled and installed properly.
Fatigue is the most common reason for garage door spring failure.
Replacing garage door springs is dangerous because of the torque in a wound torsion spring or the stretch in an extended extension spring.
An error here can result in multiple broken bones in the hand or worse the spring snapping back with rapid force.
To get injured by them you need to be up close and working on them.
On august 19 1994 a 32 year old lumber yardman died when a commercial garage door fell on him.
About 800 americans will suffer lacerations when the window glass in their garage doors breaks.
Glass breakage is another cause of garage door accidents.
Garage doors have caused multiple deaths per year commonly to children.
I ve been hurt working on them once.
Now that garages use torsion springs people very rarely get injured.
If they don t make it across the door can pin them to the ground or crush them.
Garage door repairs often involve replacing garage door parts that are tied into the spring system and many accidents injuries and deaths have occurred for those who have not understood the forces at work.
Do not attempt to install springs or hardware yourself unless you have the proper tools reasonable mechanical aptitude and experience and upper arm strength.
In the latter case that might mean disfigurement severe injury or even death.
Professional installation is recommended.
Furthermore they lead to approximately 20 000 injuries annually not including those incidents that are not reported or treated in medical facilities.
Most springs were designed to last for 10 000 cycles approximately 7 years if you use your garage door 4 times a day.
Product consumer safety commission reports that the vast majority of these injuries are to fingers and hands.
This way you can avoid getting taken by surprise by issues like broken garage door springs that could cause the door to drop suddenly.
