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Default DIY disasters kill nearly 600 a year

DIY handymen are costing hundreds of millions of dollars in medical
bills by putting up wobbly scaffolds, touching live wires and shooting
themselves in the hands and feet with nail guns.

The traditional weekend activity is turning the home into the most
dangerous place to be, new Accident Compensation Corporation figures
show.

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