Foot Blood Bath Crocs Shoes Can Cause Permanent Injury on Escalators

Tag : Children Shoes
Winston-Salem, North Carolina is an average mid-sized southerntown. The most popular place to shop is Hanes Mall for kids, teens, parents and others. A local resident of Lexington, North Carolina was withhis Mom shopping at Hanes Mall on July 11 th . The nine-year old boy had his Crocs sandals catch in the escalator at the mall and barely was able to jerk hisfoot out.

According to MSNBC local news, the mother, Becky Simmons initiallythought that her nine-year old son was simply playing around on theescalator. The boy's Crocs caught in the escalator and were burnedand torn before the nine-year old boy was able to jerk his footfree.

Also according to MSNBC local news, this is not the first incidentof the Crocs causing injury on escalators. The rubber shoes catch on the side and heat up. There have been amputations andother serious injuries reported because of the popular shoes catching in the gaps on escalators.

The popular mall is now considering placing signs of warning aboutrubber shoes at the escalators. Crocs has stated that they have placed awarning tag on their new shoes. "The Consumer Product Safety Commission said nearly 10,000Americans are treated each year after accidents on escalators.About 2,000 of those injuries involve shoes, feet or hands becomingtrapped in the moving stairs." (Resource: MSNBC News: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25627783/ )

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