The Majority Of Table Saw Accident Costs Are Not Covered By Insurance

Many companies believe that the costs associated with a table saw injury will be covered by workers compensation or liability insurance. This insurance will address most medical costs, wage compensation during an injured employee’s recovery, and loss of function. However, as companies that have experienced a table saw accident will attest, there are significant accident costs that workers’ compensation insurance doesn’t cover and are the responsibility of the company. See this example of the costs associated with a table saw accident based on the experiences of a real-world group of medium and large US companies.

Self-insured schools and school insurance pools are especially vulnerable to expensive table saw accidents due to unguarded machinery, poor student safety practices, and the increased likelihood of legal damages. See this example of the costs associated with a school table saw accident based on the experiences of insurance pools and trusts.

It is not uncommon for uninsured costs related to a serious table saw accident to exceed $100,000 for businesses and schools!

The proven contact detection safety system incorporated into all SawStop table saws stops the blade instantly on contact with skin, preventing serious table saw injuries. It’s easy to see why replacing existing table saws with SawStop table saws is a sound investment against significant accident costs.

There are 60,000 table saw injuries
every year in the US according to the
Consumer Product Safety Commission.