hbiss said:
From the list of objects: Body part (finger)
Somebody tell me how the heck a finger will fit in a recepticle slot. I don't care how young the kid is, I don't think even a premie's finger will fit.
I assumed that the 12% where a finger was inserted that the cover plate was missing. That's the only way a finger is going to fit. Even for a TR to work the cover plate will need to be in place.
There was another article that stated that most of these accidents happen at meal times when children are left unattended.
If you look on the NFPA site they estimate that between 6-12 children die each year because of these accidents. ( where did they get these estimates, I can't find them anywhere?)
The CPSC states that for the average home the total cost of both TR recptacles and AFCI's will be $250 or less. They estimate $50 for the TR's and $200 for the AFCI's for a total of ten circuits. These are the same people that make the estimate for the number of children injured.
There is already a 2011 proposal for a "Dingo Alarm System". It appears that a Dingo ate someone's baby
. Just Joking about that one. :grin: