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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-417/annex/division-2/division-6/division-6.1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/417",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/417 of 8 November 2018 laying down guidelines for the management of the European Union Rapid Information System ‘RAPEX’ established under Article 12 of Directive 2001/95/EC on general product safety and its notification system (notified under document C(2018) 7334)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-417",
  "path": "annex/division/2/division/6/division/6.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "6.1",
  "heading": "Folding chair",
  "text": "A folding chair has a folding mechanism constructed in such a way that the user's fingers can get trapped between the seat and the folding mechanism. This can lead to fractures or even loss of one or more fingers.\nDetermination of risk(s)\nInjury scenario\nInjury type and location\nSeverity of injury\nProbability of injury\nOverall probability\nRisk\nPerson unfolds the chair, grips seat close to the back corner by mistake (Person inattentive/ distracted), finger gets caught between seat and backrest\nMinor pinching of finger\n1\nUnfolding the chair\n1\n1/500\nLow risk\nGripping the seat at back corner while unfolding\n1/50\nFinger gets caught\n1/10\n> 1/1 000\nMinor pinching\n1\nPerson unfolds the chair, grips seat at the side by mistake (Person inattentive/ distracted), finger gets caught between seat and link\nMinor pinching of finger\n1\nUnfolding the chair\n1\n1/500\nLow risk\nGripping the seat at the side while unfolding\n1/50\nFinger gets caught\n1/10\n> 1/1 000\nMinor pinching\n1\nPerson unfolds the chair, chair is clamped, person tries to push down the seat and grips seat close to the corner by mistake (Person inattentive/ distracted), finger gets caught between seat and backrest\nFracture of finger\n2\nUnfolding the chair\n1\n1/500 000\nLow risk\nChair clamps\n1/1 000\nGripping the seat at corners while unfolding\n1/50\nFinger gets caught\n1/10\n> 1/1 000 000\nFracture of finger\n1\nPerson unfolds the chair, chair is clamped, person tries to push down the seat and grips seat at the side by mistake (Person inattentive/ distracted), finger gets caught between seat and link\nFracture of finger\n2\nUnfolding the chair\n1\n1/500 000\nLow risk\nChair clamps\n1/1 000\nGripping the seat at the side while unfolding\n1/50\nFinger gets caught\n1/10\n> 1/1 000 000\nFracture of finger\n1\nPerson is sitting on chair, wants to move the chair and tries to lift it by gripping the chair at the rear part of the seat, finger gets caught between seat and backrest\nLoss of digit\n3\nSitting on chair\n1\n1/6 000\nHigh risk\nMoves the chair while sitting\n1/2\nGrips chair at rear part while moving\n1/2\nChair partially folds, creating a gap between the backrest and seat\n1/3\n> 1/10 000\nFinger is between backrest and seat\n1/5\nFinger gets caught\n1/10\nLoss of (part of) finger\n1/10\nPerson is sitting on chair, wants to move the chair and tries to lift it by gripping the chair at the rear part of the seat, finger gets caught between seat and link\nLoss of digit\n3\nSitting on chair\n1\n1/6 000\nHigh risk\nMoves the chair while sitting\n1/2\nGrips chair at rear part while moving\n1/2\nChair partially folds, creating a gap between the backrest and seat\n1/3\n> 1/10 000\nFinger is between backrest and seat\n1/5\nFinger gets caught\n1/10\nLoss of (part of) finger\n1/10\nThe overall risk of the folding chair is thus ‘high risk’.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/417/annex/division/2/division/6/division/6.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:12:47.956200+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}