Mechanical and Safety Engineering (MASE) Product Failure Injury Report
Product involved: Chair
What happened: A man was injured when a stool collapsed
Injuries: Back and head
Recommendations: Many chair accidents are due to connection failures of some sort, whether screws that pull from a chipboard attachment, or weld breakage, or other mechanical failure. This accident occurred when the base of an ottoman type seat collapsed. The unavailability of the subject stool made inspection impossible to determine if it was a connection failure, material failure, design defect, or product misuse that led to the failure.
OSHA/Standard violations?: No
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