California 4-year-old dies in washing machine

[Beautiful_years 1]

California 4-year-old dies in washing machine

She climbed in; 15-month-old brother either bumped or pushed start button

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. - A 4-year-old girl in Southern California died after she climbed into a washing machine that began tumbling when her toddler brother hit its simple push-button start.

Orange County Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said Kayley Ishii apparently climbed into the front-loading washer Monday afternoon. Her 15-month-old brother either bumped or pushed the button to start the machine.

Amormino said the machine's controls were only 20 inches from the floor and the start switch was a simple push button. The girl was in the water-filled, tumbling machine for at least two minutes before her mother found her.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29002838/

[one...two...tree 2,762]

This case is very close to where we live and we have a similar Kenmore, front loading washer. My wife and I are both skeptical about the mother's story being accurate...it takes a lot of strength and know-how to start the washer. We'll see what the investigation concludes.

Edit: Our model requires pulling the knob to start it, not push. The washer could be different, but I doubt it.

[Waldo 0]

Thanks for posting this thread. I was just looking at my dryer thinking "That looks a lot like fun." Now not am I only sick that someone died like that but I can never reach my dream.

[Jasman0717 9]

Heartbreaking

[JODO 2]

That is very sad.

[Teacher Mark 53]

This case is very close to where we live and we have a similar Kenmore, front loading washer. My wife and I are both skeptical about the mother's story being accurate...it takes a lot of strength and know-how to start the washer. We'll see what the investigation concludes.

Edit: Our model requires pulling the knob to start it, not push. The washer could be different, but I doubt it.

My cousin has one similiar to that. It takes a freakin' Engineering Degree to start it.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

This case is very close to where we live and we have a similar Kenmore, front loading washer. My wife and I are both skeptical about the mother's story being accurate...it takes a lot of strength and know-how to start the washer. We'll see what the investigation concludes.

Edit: Our model requires pulling the knob to start it, not push. The washer could be different, but I doubt it.

My cousin has one similiar to that. It takes a freakin' Engineering Degree to start it.

Pretty close. Ours has about 4 dials and several buttons. Also, even as low as it is, I have a hard time believing a 15 month old toddler could reach the buttons.

[Marzy 1]

This is terrible.

[faryan 4]

[panamania79 2]

California 4-year-old dies in washing machine

She climbed in; 15-month-old brother either bumped or pushed start button

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. - A 4-year-old girl in Southern California died after she climbed into a washing machine that began tumbling when her toddler brother hit its simple push-button start.

Orange County Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said Kayley Ishii apparently climbed into the front-loading washer Monday afternoon. Her 15-month-old brother either bumped or pushed the button to start the machine.

Amormino said the machine's controls were only 20 inches from the floor and the start switch was a simple push button. The girl was in the water-filled, tumbling machine for at least two minutes before her mother found her.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29002838/

[Ban Hammer 15,101]

[Beautiful_years 1]

Its hrd to believe a 15month old can hit the button, they should investigate futher, its sad!

[NickD 203]

Someone is in for a very stiff product liability lawsuit, wonder what make and model washing machine this is. Recently replaced my twenty year old electric range, 30", the new one had a rather difficult to measure and mount a floor bracket. Said a toddler could open the oven door, climb on it, and tip over the range where a pot of boiling water could spill on the child. But wonder what also could happen if that range didn't tip over. Thank God, none of my kids tried that, but they have to be watched, constantly, no breaks with young kids.

Mom worked at a pediatrics burn ward at a navy base, maybe that was the reason why she died at an early age. Use to pick her up, that place was a living hell on earth with young kids constantly screaming in pain, seemingly all unavoidable accidents. Even my wife was touched in her job, not suppose to show any emotions when a five year old girl stuck her hand in a piece of farm machinery, didn't know what kind, they had to amputate her arm.

Perhaps parents should be made to visit places like this to let them know what can happen. As Art Linkletter use to say, kids say the darnest things, could add, also do the darnest things.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Someone is in for a very stiff product liability lawsuit, wonder what make and model washing machine this is. Recently replaced my twenty year old electric range, 30", the new one had a rather difficult to measure and mount a floor bracket. Said a toddler could open the oven door, climb on it, and tip over the range where a pot of boiling water could spill on the child. But wonder what also could happen if that range didn't tip over. Thank God, none of my kids tried that, but they have to be watched, constantly, no breaks with young kids.

Mom worked at a pediatrics burn ward at a navy base, maybe that was the reason why she died at an early age. Use to pick her up, that place was a living hell on earth with young kids constantly screaming in pain, seemingly all unavoidable accidents. Even my wife was touched in her job, not suppose to show any emotions when a five year old girl stuck her hand in a piece of farm machinery, didn't know what kind, they had to amputate her arm.

Perhaps parents should be made to visit places like this to let them know what can happen. As Art Linkletter use to say, kids say the darnest things, could add, also do the darnest things.

Good grief, man, get a grip of yourself.

[sara..... 371]

this is so so sad.

we have front loader washer and dryer i dont know what kind the mother has but ours is very complicated to start,