Thread: Tipping Stove Kills Toddler In LV

You have to wonder if an anti-tip device would have saved the life of this child:

Falling stove kills toddler in Las Vegas

Police say an 18-month-old child has died after a stove fell on him.

. . .

He says the boy opened the oven door, which somehow caused the stove to tumble over and crush him.

. . .

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And realtors and buyers still snicker when I point this out.

Originally Posted by Bruce Breedlove

You have to wonder if an anti-tip device would have saved the life of this child:

Falling stove kills toddler in Las Vegas

No doubt about it. Thanks, Bruce.

I have performed over 4,000 inspections in the last 12 years
and I have pointed this out on each applicable stove.

Every time I do it realtors roll their collective eyes.
And I always say - If this info prevents one child from getting burned,
or injured, them I have done my job.

I like to think of home inspectors as emergency responders - that
show up before the fire.

What could possibly be more disheartening that the death of a toddler!

I'm sad.

mf

This is the thread I was looking for

Originally Posted by Bruce Breedlove

You have to wonder if an anti-tip device would have saved the life of this child:

Falling stove kills toddler in Las Vegas

Remember and heed

Originally Posted by Rick Cantrell

Remember and heed

Rick,

That page is no loger available, at least not through that link.

The story is from 2010. Not much info in it. Nothing about the age or model of the stove.

The Associated Press
Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 | 3:40 a.m.
Police say an 18-month-old child has died after a stove fell on him.
Lt. Ted Snodgrass says it happened about 2:40 p.m. Sunday at a home on East Charleston
Boulevard.
He says the boy opened the oven door, which somehow caused the stove to tumble over and
crush him.
The boy was taken to University Medical Center's pediatric ward, where he was pronounced
dead.
Snodgrass says it's still unclear who was supervising the young boy.
Detectives from police abuse and neglect detail and officials from Child Protective Services are
investigating.

I constantly call out missing anti-tip devices. From 1980 through 2008, CPSC staff is aware of 38 fatalities associated with range tipovers. In 2011, the standards for oven doors were modified to make ovens more tip resistant, but anti-tip devices are still required.