Girl’s foot trapped in escalator at mall

Baby suffers a bottom injury, and parents are unhappy with the speed of the response and the rescue efforts.

Girl's foot trapped in escalator at mall
At the Megabangna shopping center on Friday, workers and rescuers are working to open a woman’s foot from an escalator. ( Photos provided )

According to reports, a four-year-old lady was hurt on Friday night when her right foot got stuck in an elevator in samut Prakan’s Bang Phli neighborhood.

The girl’s mother, whose identity was withheld, revealed to investigators that she, her father, and girl were taking the elevator down after visiting the kids’ park in Megabangna. Her daughter instantly fell as they were about to exit the elevator when her proper footwear became stuck in the escalator.

Before the elevator may hurt anyone else, the kids and onlookers were able to press the emergency stop button.

The boy’s father yelled for assistance to update mall authorities, but he was displeased with the lack of readiness to handle for emergencies. Witnesses claim that team arrived after more than five days.

The mother claimed that the staff took a long time to figure out how to properly open the youngster from the elevator because she and her spouse were not happy with the delay in response time.

She claimed that when the staff quickly erected barriers to keep others from seeing the event, her husband also felt that they lacked empathy.

The girl was taken to Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital after being released from the stairway. Her kids were billed 7, 000 ringgit for medical expenses after she sustained a correct ankle injury.

The mother claimed that her daughter was now hesitant to go to the playground because of the emotional trauma caused by the incident. The family urged the mall’s management to improve safety measures and monitor the wellbeing of those who had been impacted by such incidents in order to truly care about customers.

Safety officers and medical staff quickly intervened after the patient’s plastic boot got stuck and the escalator broke down, according to an official statement from Megabangna management on Saturday.

There were no injuries, but slight injuries were seen on the ankle, according to the surgeon’s report. The patient has been treated and has carefully arrived home, according to the speech.

The mall claimed that specialized businesses routinely inspected and maintained its equipment, and that safety precautions, like caution signs about how to use an escalator, are always on display to ensure everyone’s safety.

A four-year-old girl’s foot got stuck in an elevator on Friday, causing a foot injury.

Since an incident at Don Mueang airports on June 29 in which a person had to have her foot amputated after it became stuck in an moving walkway, people worry about elevators and similar products has grown.
The victim’s foot fell through the opening as she approached the end of the sidewalk after a footplate broke free from its mounting frame, according to Airports of Thailand.