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Injured motocross rider opens eyes, moves a bit

...as 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...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-04-30/injured-motocross-rider-opens
Club Car recalling 950 cars

...Car 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

...football 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
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...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-07-02/sparklers-rank-no-1-cause-inj
Club Car recalls 600 Precedent golf cars

Club Car is recalling 600 Precedent golf cars, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Wednesday, because a fuel tank seam can separate and allow fuel to leak, causing a fire hazard.The golf carts, made...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/local-business/2011-12-07/club-car-re
E-Z-Go recalling Bad Boy Buggies

...the firm has received 15 calls of broken steering arms, which could cause a crash hazard, it told the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.Bad Boy Buggies, now produced in Augusta, is recalling the vehicles, sold between August 2009 and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/local-business/2011-10-26/e-z-go-reca
Business briefs

Club Car recalling cars for tank issueClub Car is recalling 600 Precedent golf cars, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Wednesday, because a fuel tank seam can separate and allow fuel to leak, causing a fire hazard...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2011-12-07/business-briefs
Clean chimneys best for Santa, and everyone

...motivation for keeping chimneys clean is twofold. The first is safety. In 2004 and 2005, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 49,700 fires in the United States were chimney related, causing 40 deaths and $235.4 million...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/12/24/met_560673.shtml
Metro
Falling-TV deaths remain concern

...per 100,000 people in 1990 to 22.9 in 2007, peaking at 25.7 in 2004. A similar report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission last year estimated 42,700 injuries and 180 deaths associated with appliance, furniture and television...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/12/15/liv_559482.shtml
Life & style
Zhu Zhus still difficult to find in Augusta

...stepping in to conduct its own tests on the must-have toys. "We will complete our review swiftly," the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Monday. Watchdog group GoodGuide issued clarifications Monday on its testing methods, stating...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/12/09/bus_558747.shtml
Business