Re: Company Sued Over Washing Machine Death


"scooter34" <momofpeanutLiz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> tiny dancer wrote:
> (snip)
> >
> >
> > I think any piece of equipment, especially one that is used by the
public,
> > should have a cut off switch. One should be able to stop the machine
while
> > it's in it's cycle. We can even stop our self-cleaning ovens once the
> > process has begun. Doesn't mean we can actually *open* the oven door
until
> > it cools down, but there should be a cut off switch for emergencies.
> >
> > Of course the child shouldn't have climbed into the washing machine, and
the
> > brother shouldn't have slammed the door shut, but kids do stupid things
all
> > the time. Three little boys climbed into a truck of a car too. Little
kids
> > sit on escalators and ride them down, getting their clothes tangled into
the
> > floor of the escalator causing them to strangle themselves. They
shouldn't
> > be *sitting* on the moving steps either. IMO, there should be ways to
stop
> > a piece of machinery in emergencies.
> >
> > When kids do stupid stuff, what should we do, just throw our hands up in
the
> > air and say 'they shouldn't have done it'? Heavy machinery/equipment,
needs
> > to have some sort of cut off switch.
> >
> > td
>
> If the washer had a cut-off switch that stopped it but didn't allow it
> to open, the child might still have died, depending on how much water
> and/or oxygen were in the machine, and whether the child was conscious.
>
> I admire your passion, tiny, but this is a terrible and tragic
> accident. Sometimes death happens. And unless we're going to seal
> every child in bubble wrap and lock them in their rooms, some of them
> are going to be victims of tragedies. The question in the case of
> product liability is, did it function as intended and cause injury
> and/or death? In this case, it was being used as an amusement park
> ride, and that's not the manufacturer's responsibility.
>
> BTW, last night I went to our local laundromat and used a triple-loader
> to wash the kids' comforters. I was able to put the coins in with the
> door open, and push the coin slide in. The coins were accepted, but
> the water didn't start until I slammed the door shut. Obviously, had I
> walked off, the situation could have repeated itself.
>
> scooter34


<<<He further alleged that neither a stop
button on the machine, a safety release on the door nor a clearly
marked electrical disconnect within 50 feet of the machine was in
place, as mandated by the national electrical code.>>>

The statement refers to these things being 'national electrical code'
requirements though.


td

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