# Playground slides cause finger amputations

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playground-slides-cause-finger-amputations/774328>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 10, 2016, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playground-slides-cause-finger-amputations/774328 "2016-12-10T05:48:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2016, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playground-slides-cause-finger-amputations/774328/1 "2016-12-10T05:48:32Z")

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Just a warning for everyone with children or grandchildren. Some all metal slides are separating at the joint between the rails and the sliding surface resulting in fingers being caught, or worse.

Story with photo of broken welds:

> **[Playground Slide Recalled After Kids’ Fingers Amputated](https://consumerist.com/2016/12/07/playground-slide-recalled-after-kids-fingers-amputated/)**
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> Park slides can provide immeasurable joy for children (and some adults). And aside from scorching your bare legs on a slide that has been sitting out in the sun, they aren’t supposed to resul…

Dennis

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**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playground-slides-cause-finger-amputations/774328/2 "2016-12-10T18:10:26Z")

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This playground slide picture has always stuck with me.  
[![](http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/thumbs/unusual-playground-slides-fun-for-adults-children-alike.jpeg) ](http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/thumbs/unusual-playground-slides-fun-for-adults-children-alike.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playground-slides-cause-finger-amputations/774328/3 "2016-12-12T01:18:24Z")

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> [@bobot](#):
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> This playground slide picture has always stuck with me.  
> [http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/thumbs/unusual-playground-slides-fun-for-adults-children-alike.jpeg](http://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/thumbs/unusual-playground-slides-fun-for-adults-children-alike.jpeg)

Grate kid!

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playground-slides-cause-finger-amputations/774328/4 "2016-12-12T03:54:42Z")

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In 15 years as an ER doc I’ve seen lots of amputations but never one due to a slide. Growing up, our school put in an awesome three story playground climber which had a zip line and cylindrical spiral slides. I don’t think anyone got hurt, but a couple kids die from playground equipment each year in Canada and with the lawyers many of these climbers have been dismantled or much simplified. Can’t even toboggan or play road hockey in some places. I get the need for safety but think something has been lost.