Who would be stupid enough to leave live parts beside their child's bed? I left the power on to a bed side lamp and removed a blown bulb intending to replace it. I was distracted and forgot to do that. My daughter was only around five at the time but she knew how to switch the lamp on at a point near the base of the lamp holder. Little exploring fingers made contact with the live pins in the holder. Luckily only slight burn injury. I am sure that I am not the only one to have been so unintentionally careless. We make a big deal out of blanking components missing from an industrial distribution board yet seem to turn a blind eye to the obvious danger with plug-in lamps.
Who would be stupid enough to leave live parts beside their child's bed? I left the power on to a bed side lamp and removed a blown bulb intending to replace it. I was distracted and forgot to do that. My daughter was only around five at the time but she knew how to switch the lamp on at a point near the base of the lamp holder. Little exploring fingers made contact with the live pins in the holder. Luckily only slight burn injury. I am sure that I am not the only one to have been so unintentionally careless. We make a big deal out of blanking components missing from an industrial distribution board yet seem to turn a blind eye to the obvious danger with plug-in lamps.
