An accident occurred at a gym where a young woman was injured while exiting ahack squat

Chapter 1, Problem 1.3D

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An accident occurred at a gym where a young woman was injured while exiting a hack squat machine after completing a set of lifts. The woman was operating the incident hack (slide) squat machine when the carriage fell on her leg. She had entered the machine, completed one set of reps, and then placed the handle latches down on the machine. She released the carriage weight from her legs and felt the weight being supported. She then stepped her left foot from the footplate to the floor inside the machine and stood up. Then the machine’s carriage assembly fell on the rear of her leg (left calf). Her left leg was pinned under the carriage. She was trapped and had to have the carriage raised off her leg before she could move.

Note: An inspection of a specific hack squat machine would probably be necessary to work on this problem.

                                                       

From your viewpoint, address the issue of whether the latching system on the incident squat machine created an unreasonable danger. (Alternatively, address the question as to whether a specific hack squat machine is a “reasonably safe design” and whether a safer alternative design exists.)

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