Posted on 07/04/2010 5:17:22 AM PDT by sodpoodle
The escalator is currently not in use, confirmed Macy's spokeswoman Elina Kazan.
Wooden escalators have been in operation at the store since 1927.
Two other children have had fingers chopped off by Macy's escalators in recent years.
A four-year-old girl had her right index finger sliced off Oct. 16, 2005, when she tripped at the top step while riding with her father to the third floor. And a two-year-old boy had his left thumb partially severed Dec. 24, 2006, as he rode up to the fourth floor.
"I'm going to try my best to make them remove them and put in better escalators," said Gell-Tejada.
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And too, maybe the knock-offs don’t fit kids as well. I just heard about the rash of hurt feet. *shrugs*
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