DANGERS OUTSIDE THE HOME 



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Thoughtful boys do not place themselves in such dangerous positions, 

 for they not only endanger their own lives but they risk placing 

 the blame for their possible injury or death upon an innocent 

 driver. 



Elevators. Many accidents occur from carelessness around 

 elevators. 



The following accidents are good examples of thoughtlessness 

 and carelessness. 



1. Boy was standing at elevator shaft, second floor. As auto- 

 matic doors were raised, boy looked over door to first floor. Head 

 caught between door and plat- 

 form of car, severing head. 



2. The man forced open 

 the doors opening into the 

 elevator shaft and evidently 

 looked down the shaft. The 

 descending elevator caught his 

 head, and the operator found 

 the body lying on the floor 

 with the head wedged between 

 wall of shaft and floor of car. 



3. The deceased was hold- 

 ing on to elevator with both 

 hands (under floor of car). 

 The elevator was ascending 

 from first floor, in charge of 

 other persons. The boy lost 

 his hold and fell to basement 

 in elevator pit. 



And so on through the 

 list. In many instances, in 

 fact in almost every one, the 

 men or boys are themselves 

 to blame. Accident 3 especially shows the desire to be " smart." 

 This boy was seventeen years old and, as far as can be learned, 

 wanted to do the " original " thing. 



Avoid leaning against the elevator door. 



FIG. 394. Call the boy down : Any wire 

 may be " a live wire." Make it your 

 business to prevent a funeral. 



