22 Aug
2000
22 Aug
'00
12:43 p.m.
On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, ajp166 wrote:
For gawd's sake we're talking about computers that are completely
assembled, in their normal state of being, sitting on display somewhere.
Not opened up with exposed, non-shielded wiring, arcing electricity
everywhere, capacitors exploding, gears turning, doors slamming, blades
slicing, hammers smashing, ETC.
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Very, Very
rare. Injuries are rare as well (especially if the case isn't
open). I think we can discount RSI-type problems for a machine that will
only be used for a few minutes at a time.
While they are rare they are not unheard of. The most common is small
cuts from unborken metal edges, doors closing on parts of anatomy due
to gravity, next is gears and wheels that grab or cut. Some systems that
have hgh power (voltage or current) have caused burns. Of course there
is
the ever present screwdriver slipped and hand caught it.