[AMP-L] Generac to Pay $15.8M Penalty for Amputations [Video]

[Wayne Renardson]

via Manufacturing Business Technology:

The Wisconsin manufacturer received eight reports of injuries before 
issuing a recall.  

Generac Power Systems, Inc. agreed to pay a $15.8 million civil 
penalty regarding its Generac and DR 6500 and 8000 Watt portable 
generators. The penalty follows a failure by the Wisconsin 
manufacturer to immediately report a product hazard. 

Between 2018 and 2020, the company received reports of the portable 
generator´s unlocked handle partially amputating and crushing 
consumers´ fingers.  

The incidents occurred while consumers attempted to move the portable 
generators. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
five finger amputations occurred before Generac filed a report.   

The rest of the story, with photo  & video, here:

https://tinyurl.com/2zh55lzu

Wayne R.