Many are also caused by garage doors sliding down on people.
How many people are killed by garage door springs.
Now that garages use torsion springs people very rarely get injured.
This way you can avoid getting taken by surprise by issues like broken garage door springs that could cause the door to drop suddenly.
Owners manuals include detailed precautions and warnings which include the following.
I thought both springs were broken on a two car garage.
To get injured by them you need to be up close and working on them.
About 800 americans will suffer lacerations when the window glass in their garage doors breaks.
Serious injury or death can be caused by the projectile pieces of a failed torsion spring.
I ve been hurt working on them once.
If you re concerned about tackling this project on your own consider hiring out the job to a professional.
A garage door with a broken spring or the wrong strength spring can fall.
If your garage door isn t operating properly the torsion springs are likely to blame.
Lacerations americans affected.