Death by vending machine
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death-by-vending-machine-255-16218316
title:
Death by vending machine
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Vending machines being rocked or tilted have been known to cause serious injury and death when the heavy machines fall over. Users may rock machines in order to obtain free products, release stuck products, or obtain change. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission found in a 1995 study that at least 37 deaths and 113 injuries had occurred due to falling vending machines from 1978 to 1995. This resulted in a voluntary campaign from vending machine manufacturers to warn that rocking or tilting
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Cause of accidental death
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_by_vending_machine
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2024-04-13T12:07:35Z
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