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Did you watch the video that was widely circulated in the news? A child is playing with a ball (around 12" in diameter), it gets sucked under and traps his hand
by Johnny555 6y ago
Did you watch the video that was widely circulated in the news? A child is playing with a ball (around 12" in diameter), it gets sucked under and traps his hands, then the treadmill pulls his entire body under as the treadmill itself (which weighs 300-450lb) moves on top of him. In this case the child was lucky that the ball didn't burst so he was able to climb back out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onXNnlCYJ4Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onXNnlCYJ4Y
- SAI_Peregrinus 6y agoAFAIK that kid died later from the internal injuries inflicted.
- wongarsu 6y agoAnd this seems like such an easy problem to prevent even without a guard. The moment the ball gets sucked under the treadmill the child's head actually stops the treadmill. But instead of stopping the motor in this obvious fault condition it just keeps applying force until it somehow manages to suck the entire child in. Something as simple as stopping the motor when the treadmill gets blocked (and starts drawing lots of power) could have avoided that whole situation. With the hindsight they now have they probably also want to stop the treadmill as soon as it starts tilting. That requires a new sensor, but seems like a good case to catch.