Man Has Toe Ripped Off On Nottingham Escalator
 

A shopper had his toe ripped off by an escalator after trapping his foot in the moving metal stairs.

The unnamed man was said to be "screaming in agony" after the accident, which happened at the West End Arcade in Nottingham.

Other shoppers tried to drag the 24-year-old man, who was bleeding profusely, out from the escalator, reports the BBC.



Shops close by were called upon for ice, so that the toe could be preserved, before the man was freed by paramedics. The man was awake the whole time during the incident.

Ambulance men described the victim as "tough" given the severity of his injuries.

Shop worker David Rose, 57, who was working close by, told The Nottingham Post:

"They took the escalator top off before they took him away, which I'm guessing was to see if they could find the toe."

The man is now being treated at Nottingham Queen's Medical Centre. The escalator has been closed down, and an investigation has been launched into the incident.

Well I guess he won't be playing Football anytime soon.

Ouch :eek:

Well I guess the moral of the story is toe not use escalators

Thats mental.

:laugh3::laugh3:

..try not to put your foot in it

I hate escalators,hope the guy is okay.
Once some lady behind me on one going down had a bag of potato's split and they rolled past me and all round my feet and I fell over them. Likely hilarious to see but not very pleasant at the time.

they are a bit scary especially that bit at the end I always wonder if you step on it will it suck you under, and I guess the answer is yes according to this article

Ouchy, im really scared of escalators..I once turned one off coz there was a kid at the bottom messing with the handrail...we all gave the mum a mucky look haha

As a kid I was petrified of escalators. I wonder why?

I always get scared on the ones in the tube unless I catch my arm on the side and it rips off

Ah...this must be in my subconsious....like tufty :)

This video seems to have more uses than I ever thought. It's about the 15th time I've posted this on TiBB. :laugh:

yeah and the 2nd time in this thread :idc:

Damn him. I claim ownership on TiBB of that vid. :hmph:

Im sorry that happened to you Joey,I am a bit curious how the guy's toe was trapped in there in the first place,surely they have people test the thing before customers come.

He was probably dicking around and being a twat.

that video's made me really paranoid now because my jeans have messy ends and now I'm scared they're going to get caught and OMG

-forever takes the stairs now-

I suppose,but im surprised because im normally very cautious when im on the Escalators,I suppose I can't speak for everyone else though.

rofl

Not everyone is as well behaved as you, some people piss around in the worst places.

Well I don't think he will mess around like that again,I hope.

No, I'm sure if he was messing around his lesson has well and truly been learnt.

He will get compo for it won't he?

King_Anton will probably go and do the same if he does

Depends. If it was due to a fault with the escalator then yes he can sue, if he was messing around on it then he will also still probably try and sue but I'm not sure how far it would get.

Hope he's feeling more comfortable...toeday

stop loweing the toen

...sorry..still feeling a bit stoened..too many magic toedstools..
..(not really lol)..I'm toedstool free...and mushrooms

toetally lying

..yeah..toetally sorry...atoening for that

You have to be really dumb to get injured on an escalator.

Make sure not to let this guy near a potato peeler.

I do laugh at it myself now,just a pity someone hadn't got it on video. I was okay,only a few bruises but I guess it can be easy to get caught in the things.

Sounds like there is something wrong with that escalator. I just think they are awful things.

toe tally shocking i hope it does not escalate

That sounds so horrible. D:

That's classic.:joker: