On 4/16/2017 12:36 AM, jmcquown wrote:

> It's tragic. But who the heck could imagine a child would decide to
> crawl between the moving wall and the table? I doubt the designers of
> the restaurant ever imagined such a scenario.
>
> I can certainly understand why the table would be bolted to the floor in
> a revolving restaurant. Kind of like they're bolted to the floor on a
> ship. (Damn, I did let the anniversary of the Titanic slip right past me.)
>
> This was just a very bizarre, tragic accident. I don't see why anyone
> should get sued. It is not something that could be imagined, much less
> planned for.
>
> Jill

More details are needed but good engineering would eliminate pinch
points. Just as OSHA requires guards on machines, a rotating restaurant
is just a large version.