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Injured motocross rider opens eyes, moves a bit

...off-road vehicles generate far more serious injuries than mainstream sports and activities.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported in 2011 ? the latest year for available data ? that more than 60,000 people were injured in wrecks...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-04-30/injured-motocross-rider-opens
New Year's fireworks burns hospitalize 4 people

...fireworks, the July Fourth holiday accounts for the highest number of such accidents, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. A national study by the commission, using 2011 data, found that 65 percent of the 9,600 injuries that...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-01-02/news-years-fireworks-burns-ho
Club Car recalling 950 cars

...is recalling nearly 1,000 of its gas-powered golf cars.The Augusta-based company told the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that the fuel hose could separate from the fuel tank, posing a fire hazard.No incidents have occurred...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-02-06/club-car-recalling-950-car
Goodell stresses safety at youth clinic

...clinic in Akron, Ohio, where players received new helmets through a partnership started by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.Player safety has been one of Goodell's overriding interests, sparking changes to outlaw dangerous...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2012-08-04/goodell-stresses-safety-youth
Doctors say cheerleading needs more safety regulations

...000 emergency room visits for cheerleading injuries among girls aged 6 to 22, according to data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.That's more than four times higher than in 1980, when cheerleading was tamer.While there are still...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/high-school/2012-10-22/doctors-say-cheerlead
Sparklers rank No. 1 cause of injuries from fireworks, report says

...fireworks displays on the Fourth of July, but don't get too close.According to a report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, an estimated 9,600 injuries from fireworks were treated in 2011. About 64 percent of the injuries occurred...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-07-02/sparklers-rank-no-1-cause-inj
Club Car recalls nearly 800 vehicles

...because of improper assembly of the fuel hose clamp, according to a release published by Club Car and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. If not corrected, this problem could lead to a fuel leak and create a fire hazard.Club Car has begun...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-07-23/club-car-recalls-nearly-80
Club Car recalling 100 utility vehicles

...According to the recall filed with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the brake pedal mounting blocks can crack...models and serial numbers is available at the Consumer Product Safety Commission Web site, www.cpsc.gov.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-04-11/club-car-recalling-100-uti
Holiday weekend was major source of patients at Joseph M. Still Burn Center

...surface area, but burn deep.In 2010 there were about 1,200 injuries from sparklers, according to a Consumer Product Safety Commission report.Although Bledsoe said that the burns haven't turned Destiney away from fireworks completely...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2011-07-05/holiday-weekend-was-major-so
Business news

...soon be reduced to one of the lowest limits in the world. In a 3-2 vote split along party lines, the Consumer Product Safety Commission cleared the way Wednesday for the limit to be lowered next month so that most products intended for children...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2011-07-13/business-news