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Article: U.S. suing 3 companies over failure to report hazards of Weed Wizard
- Article from:
- Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
- Article date:
- July 15, 2002
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced that on
its behalf the Department of Justice is suing three companies for
failing to report serious safety hazards associated with Weed Wizard
trimmer heads with metal chain links. A metal link can rapidly and
unexpectedly detach during use of the Weed Wizard trimmer attachment.
If the link strikes the user or a bystander, it can penetrate skin
and bone, causing serious injury or even death.
The lawsuit seeks fines against U.S. Home and Garden Inc. of San
Francisco; Easy Gardener Inc. of Waco, Texas; and Weed Wizard
Acquisition Corp. of San Francisco for failing to inform the CPSC
that the trimmer heads and replacement chain sets ...
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Article: Country & Garden: Bin that gas-driven weed ...
The Independent - London;
January 5, 2002 ;
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... ... beautifully made pruning knife. For us, it's a pair of secateurs. Now, that was a breakthrough. Do I want a gas-driven weed wizard, with a butane gas cylinder fastened to a long handle? Fire up the flame. Burn off the weed. No, I don't. The thought ...
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