Boy’s Foot Got Stuck in Jewel Escalators & Has to Be Sent to Hospital

Before anything, here’s a disclaimer: you can get injured from anything. I was walking out of my office when I nearly got injured by BuffLord95, who had opened the door without any warning.

So just because there has been not one, not two but three accidents reported in Jewel in the last two weeks, that doesn’t mean that the place is dangerous.

Cursed by Yishun spirits, maybe. But definitely not dangerous.

Because another person just got injured there, and this time, the SCDF had to be called in and the victim had to be sent to a hospital.

Here’s What Happened.

Yesterday (24 June 2019), a boy had his foot stuck in an escalator at Jewel Changi Airport basement two at about 3:20 p.m.

It was so bad that the boy was screaming, and SCDF has to be called in to drill into something to pry the boy free.

He was later sent to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital via an ambulance.

Unlike previous incidents whereby the victim (or her aunt) posted the ordeal on Facebook, this was apparently a tip off by a reader to Channel NewsAsia.

According to Changi Airport, the boy’s foot was brushing along the side of the escalator when it got stuck.

They added, “The child was assessed by medical personnel onsite, and he will undergo further checks at a hospital. We advise all shoppers to stay vigilant, especially with children when riding on escalators at all times.”

If that “stay vigilant” sounds familiar, it’s because the airport has also reminded people to be careful in their canopy park, in which two people have been injured in the park.

On 14 June 2019, a lady got a deep cut while navigating the Sky Nets, and five days later, a teen suffered a cut that required nine stitches on her face while playing in the Mirror Maze.

More than 92% of Escalator Accidents Are Due to Unsafe Behaviour

Escalator accidents aren’t uncommon; last year, there were 29 reported incidents every month.

According to the BCA, 92% of accidents happened due to unsafe behaviours such as not holding the handrails, running up escalators and the use of strollers on escalators.

Moral of the story?

You can continue to visit Jewel.