Left-handers and dangerous tools

The claim that more than 2,000 left-handers die each year from using machinery designed for right-handers has no reliable, documented source. Earlier studies alleging higher mortality among left-handers have been criticized for methodological problems, including changes in the prevalence of left-handedness across generations. Poorly designed or unsafe tools can injure anyone, but the specific annual death figure should not be presented as established statistics. The illustration is an AI-generated synthetic diagram.