The 6 Year Old Boy Was Sandwiched &Nbsp By Elevator And Had Holes In His Shoes.

Sketch map of two dangerous points of escalator

Verification report

News report

Recently, a 6 year old boy in Hangzhou was clipped by the "hole shoe" in the elevator. When he reached for the pull, he had his 3 fingers cut off.

3 similar incidents occurred in Hongkong within 10 days.

Object of proof

American elevator expert Laks, former president of Hongkong Engineering Association, Liang Guanghao, deputy director Pan Hao of Zhejiang Province Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital orthopedics department, etc.

Verification report

Conclusion 1: the material of the cave shoes is too soft, easy to be deformed and easy to be trapped by the "tooth" of the elevator.

Conclusion two: the children are naughty and purposely put their feet into the crevice of the elevator. The accident is due to the improper use of the elevator by most of the children.

News focus

Recently, a 6 year old boy in Hangzhou was attracted by the clip of "cave shoes" by elevator.

When the boy was standing alone on the edge of the elevator, his foot was sandwiched between the apron of the elevator and the gap between the steps. When he reached out to pull, his 3 fingers were cut off.

After the incident, the media pointed the suspicion to the boy's hole shoes. He also said that in 2007, there were many accidents in Hongkong where children with holes in shoes were pinch by escalators.

(hole shoes are a kind of sandals. They are made of plastic with enclosed bubbles, which are characterized by wide shoes and breathable holes on the vamp.

In recent years, it has been popular among fashion people and has grown into everyday wear for children.

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The reporter then asked the parties to verify the mystery of whether the "hole shoes" increased the risk of children taking the elevator.

News events

6 year old boy was caught in a hole shoe.

On the 9 day, a boy's shoes in the Mixc, Hangzhou, were pinched by escalators, reaching for their fingers and being cut off.

Li Xin, mother of the boy, said that the accident happened at around 13, when three of them went to the Mixc to find a place for lunch.

At the front of the escalator, which is directly from the 4 floor to the 2 floor, she is at the front, the father and son are at the back.

"My wife is a little far away from us. My son is standing on the escalator steps below me, on the left, and there are two steps to me.

At that time, I saw him squatting down, and just wanted to remind him that his son's left foot was caught in the crevice on the side, and the place below the handrail.

Mr. Xin Xin, Mr. Pan, is a little annoyed.

"Mom went down first, I was on top, I called her, so the shoes were caught in, I pulled it with my hand, and I hurt my hand."

Xin Xin said with a small mouth beside her.

Ms. Li said that her son was wearing a pair of Crocs hole shoes, his shoes were stuck by the elevator, half of them were on the feet, and half of them were rolled into the elevator.

Mr. Pan said that his son had pulled out his left hand very quickly. He had just checked that three fingers, ring finger and middle finger were broken and his feet were not hurt.

65 similar incidents occurred in Japan

Hitachi elevator Hangzhou service hotline staff said, the Mixc elevator is indeed their production, usually regular maintenance, the accident depends on whether the elevator fault or passengers do not pay attention to, can decide the responsibility, the specific situation is not very well understood.

In 2009, many media in the United States had published this report, "American expert: children under 5 years old do not pierce through holes". It is reported that there have been many accidents abroad that children are wearing holes and shoes by elevator, causing their feet to be stuck by elevator.

From June 2006 to November, the Ministry of economy and industry of Japan received 65 complaints about the feet of Crocs sandals wearers, clamped by escalators, including toe injuries and nail injuries. Most of the victims were children.

In 2007, there were also accidents in Hongkong where children with holes in shoes were pinch by escalators.

A newspaper in Hongkong reported in April 2007 that "two children wearing two shoes on Crocs shoes were clamped by the elevator" on one day. 10 days later, 3 children wearing holes shoes were injured by escalators in Hongkong for 10 consecutive days.

It has been reported that the world's cave shoes are even rated by the times weekly as one of the 50 worst inventions of the century.

Focus of debate

Viewpoint 1: the quality of cave shoes causes accidents.

According to the quality defect speaker, this kind of hole shoe colloid is relatively soft, so it is easy to be pushed into the gap by the elevator.

American elevator expert Laks has said that the material of the hole shoe is too soft and easy to deform, and when the external force falls off the feet, the child is easily caught by the elevator's teeth.

It is recommended that children under the age of 5 try not to wear hole shoes while taking the elevator or going to the amusement park.

Pan Hao, deputy director of the orthopaedics department of Zhejiang Province Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, said that because the toe of the shoe is much larger than that of the ordinary shoes, it is very easy to make people misjudge the distance.

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Point two: riding the elevator is the main reason for wrong habits.

A spokesman for the cave shoe manufacturer Crocs Hongkong stressed that the main reason for the accident was that the pedestrians did not use the escalator properly, for example, their feet touched the gap between the upper and lower rungs or between the apron plates and the rungs.

Liang Guanghao, former president of the Hongkong Association of engineers, pointed out that some sandals, including Crocs hole shoes, were relatively thin and loose because of their design, which were more likely to cause the toe or shoe side to be rolled into the elevator gap.

Besides, some children are naughty and deliberately extend their feet into the elevator gap. Accidents are more likely to happen.

But he thinks, for the time being, the main reason for accidents is mostly improper use of children.

The reporter contacted Li Bin, an engineer of an elevator company in Chengdu. He said there are two dangerous points on the escalator, one is apron board (the barrier plate to prevent falling from the escalator's handrails below the escalator) and the gap between the steps (foot steps), and the other is the comb plate between the steps and the steps.

And apron boards that prevent people from falling out are fixed.

The two structural parts are moving and static, and there is no gap between them.

When the escalator just left the factory, the gap was in line with the national standard.

But when the escalator runs for a period of time, it will be deformed.

Once the escalator is deformed and fails to be repaired in time, the danger arises.

Many people take the escalator even if their feet touch the apron board. The adults are bigger and the children's shoes are relatively small. When they come across the apron boards, the shoes are likely to be rolled into the gap under the action of friction.

Li Bin said that when riding escalators, you must never touch apron boards on your shoes or toes.

To ensure safety, when riding escalators, shoes, toes and heels must not step on or touch the two yellow lines at the front and rear ends of the ladder.