Girl's toes stuck in escalator: DOSH issues cease operation notice


KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has ordered the management of a supermarket here to temporarily stop the operation of its escalators after a girl's toes were stuck in the machine on Friday (Jan 7).

Kelantan DOSH director Abdul Aziz Salim said the notice, effective on Sunday (Jan 9), stipulated that the escalators cease operating for one to two weeks until the management carried out the repair work and guaranteed that the machines were safe for use.

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