On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, ajp166 wrote:
> >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.
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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