This was in my ASPCA newsletter this month and I never thought about it. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, they have received over 50 reports of injuries to children and pets. Five of the reports involved dogs that had their tongues caught in shredders-for children, hands were most often injured and most children were under 5. Due to identity theft, millions of these appliances have been puchashed since 2000. Keep paper shredders in places where kids and pets cannot get to them -and ALWAYS UNPLUG THEM WHEN NOT IN USE.