Fatality in the side of a bunk bed

• Autores: Carol Pollack-Nelson
• Localización: Ergonomics in Design: The Quaterly of Human Factors Applications, ISSN 1064-8046, Vol. 19, Nº. 1, 2011 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Human factors/Ergonomics forensics), págs. 9-11
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Mandatory and voluntary standards for bunk beds were written to eliminate the risk of head and neck entrapment in end panels. However, these standards do not address entrapment potential in the area of a side-mounted ladder. This article profiles the fatal strangulation of one child whose head and neck slipped into the space between the side ladder and lower bunk. The use of anthropometry data was essential in detecting this design hazard. Moreover, had this type of analysis been conducted prior to the product’s entry into the marketplace, this hazard could have been prevented.