Posted on 04/08/2010 4:30:36 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
A WOMAN died when the Islamic head dress she was wearing was caught in the axle of a go-kart she was driving yesterday.
The 26-year-old Muslim had been enjoying a day out with family at the Port Stephen's Go-Kart track in New South Wales when her hijab became caught up at high speed.
Paramedics said the Sydney woman suffered severe neck injuries and went into cardiac arrest after the hijab's material tightened rapidly around her throat.
Shocked onlookers freed her from the kart and paramedics managed to revive her before she was airlifted to Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition. She died later.
(Excerpt) Read more at perthnow.com.au ...
You never wear loose clothing around machinery!
LORD, have mercy.
Word fail me. Guess this is a real life case of the old clashing with the new.
LOL
Lamh Foistenach Abu!
Machinists don't wear ties for a good reason
Isadora Duncan redux!
The track will be sued for allowing her to ride with a hijab. The track will then be sued for not allowing people in the future to ride with a hijab.
OK, whoever posted earlier about Port Stephen moving closer to Darwin, you get my vote for one of the wittiest, cleverest posts I’ve ever read.
Similar to Isadora Duncan’s death. One of her famous long scarves got caught in the wheel of the car.
Sorry to repeat info. I guess I should read all the comments before commenting myself :(
There was a constant battle between one of my old supervisors who insisted all staff must wear ties as per the company manual and the director of maintenace who feared our ties getting caught in the machinery we were inspecting and operating.It was easy to be yelled at by the supervisor to “get that tie on or be written up if I have to tell you again”and minutes later an irate utility man demanding “get that tie off,it is a safety violation!”
So it became customary to carry a tie in a pocket and quick put it on if the supervisor approached....
No capes !
That saved us all several thousand bucks in suits.
This came about because of the implementation of vast amounts of mechanization, automation and roboticization in postal mail processing facilities.
It's not just machinists ~ everybody who can come into contact with this equipment at any time should get rid of the loose clothes and ties.
Was she in a sack race?
It’s a go-kart counter-jihad!
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