Re: Accident waiting to happen

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In a message dated 4/17/04 10:55:41 AM Central Daylight Time,

writes:

> I want to alert everyone on this list to something that happenedto us on

> Monday that could have been a tragedy and something no one would thinkabout.

> I have a treadmill in my home that I use for running. I usually run early

>

> before myboys are up but being they were on vacation our schedule was

> completely shot and so I rana fewdays in the morning.

> Both my boys stay away from the treadmill as they have been taught to.

> As

> I was running this past week I had Micah in the room with me tokeep an eyeon

>

> him. He wasplaying on thefloor very nicely with his toyswhen he got up and

> started toplay with the excercise/therapy ball we use. He was playing when

> the

> ball rolled towardthe treadmill. He went to pick it up and I thought

> nothing

> ofit. As he bent down andput hishands on it, the ball caught the tread on

> the

> treadmill and was sucked underneath the treadmill, along with Micah. I am

> assuming he waspulled under by his arm because he had hold of the ball. The

>

> treadmill came up with me on it, through me forward and thus the safety key

> to

> shut the machine off didn't work. I hopped off the Treadmill and with one

> hand

> and the mill still running lifted it up and off Micah and the ball. I

> thought

> later I could have lost my footing and gone down with them with the

> treadmill

> still running but you don't think at a time like that. Anyway his face and

> one

> arm looks horrific where the treadmill ran on it. I rushed him off to

> pediatrician and she said he was fine. Actually HE was fine playing like

> nothing

> ever happened. I on the other hand was a complete basket case. Long story

> short I have called the federal safety commission and they are coming to the

> house

> to take pictures of the Treadmill etc. and told me to take pictures of Micah

>

> so they can document a case to make the manufacturers of treadmills make a

> safety bumper or some other such safety device to protect people. I shudder

> to

> think what would have happened had the ball been forced out from the force

> of

> Micah's body. The treadmill would have come down on him and probably killed

>

> him. As I told the people in the doctors office what happened two women

> said

> they had treadmills with excercise balls in the room and would now go home

> and

> remove them. When I came home I took the ball and rolled it up against the

> treadmill as it was running. Each time if the ball was going slowly it

> caught

> and did the same thing. I am hoping by telling you all this I can perhaps

> prevent another child from being injured or something much more serious

> happening.

>

> Thank the Lord Micah will heal. God is good! I pray this does not

> happen

> to anyone else.

>

> Loree

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In a message dated 4/17/04 10:55:41 AM Central Daylight Time,

writes:

> I want to alert everyone on this list to something that happenedto us on

> Monday that could have been a tragedy and something no one would thinkabout.

> I have a treadmill in my home that I use for running. I usually run early

>

> before myboys are up but being they were on vacation our schedule was

> completely shot and so I rana fewdays in the morning.

> Both my boys stay away from the treadmill as they have been taught to.

> As

> I was running this past week I had Micah in the room with me tokeep an eyeon

>

> him. He wasplaying on thefloor very nicely with his toyswhen he got up and

> started toplay with the excercise/therapy ball we use. He was playing when

> the

> ball rolled towardthe treadmill. He went to pick it up and I thought

> nothing

> ofit. As he bent down andput hishands on it, the ball caught the tread on

> the

> treadmill and was sucked underneath the treadmill, along with Micah. I am

> assuming he waspulled under by his arm because he had hold of the ball. The

>

> treadmill came up with me on it, through me forward and thus the safety key

> to

> shut the machine off didn't work. I hopped off the Treadmill and with one

> hand

> and the mill still running lifted it up and off Micah and the ball. I

> thought

> later I could have lost my footing and gone down with them with the

> treadmill

> still running but you don't think at a time like that. Anyway his face and

> one

> arm looks horrific where the treadmill ran on it. I rushed him off to

> pediatrician and she said he was fine. Actually HE was fine playing like

> nothing

> ever happened. I on the other hand was a complete basket case. Long story

> short I have called the federal safety commission and they are coming to the

> house

> to take pictures of the Treadmill etc. and told me to take pictures of Micah

>

> so they can document a case to make the manufacturers of treadmills make a

> safety bumper or some other such safety device to protect people. I shudder

> to

> think what would have happened had the ball been forced out from the force

> of

> Micah's body. The treadmill would have come down on him and probably killed

>

> him. As I told the people in the doctors office what happened two women

> said

> they had treadmills with excercise balls in the room and would now go home

> and

> remove them. When I came home I took the ball and rolled it up against the

> treadmill as it was running. Each time if the ball was going slowly it

> caught

> and did the same thing. I am hoping by telling you all this I can perhaps

> prevent another child from being injured or something much more serious

> happening.

>

> Thank the Lord Micah will heal. God is good! I pray this does not

> happen

> to anyone else.

>

> Loree

Loree,

How terrifying. I'm so glad that Micah will be OK.

Karyn