It was a terrifying few minutes on Friday when a young Lakewood child nearly choked to death R”L after tying a ziptie around his neck.
The family tells TLS the child apparently found the ziptie while they were building the Sukkah, and managed to put it around his neck and close it.
As the child realized he couldn’t free himself from it, he panicked, causing him to yank on the ziptie – only making it tighter around his neck. The ziptie was so tight that the family couldn’t risk sticking a knife or scissors between the ziptie and his neck.
The family immediately phoned Hatzolah, who managed to remove it in time.
“We want people to be aware when building their Sukkahs to keep such items out of the reach of children,” a family member told TLS.
Wow! Thank you for the awareness. Bh all ended well
We had the same incident about 8 years ago. Thank you for making people aware. It is not a known safety hazard and they get left around sukkos time.
Please keep this terrifying warning pinned till erev Yom Tov. Children need constant supervision especially with dangerous tools and implements around.
You’ll still need a razor blade.
But you can pop a zip tie open without cutting it in such an instance.
In the clasp where the zip tie closes the plunger that locks it shut, can be pried open and pushed away from the locking grooves on the tie.
My child put it on as a bracelet and his hand started turning blue.. I was able to get a scissor under it to remove it. They should be kept out of reach. Please explain to your children that they are dangerous.
dont see why with a knife or razor you couldnt cut where the zip tie meets the clip on the outside of his neck? (on the right side of the lock) slow and steady
As someone who works often with zip ties, I can see how this can happen.
Here is a tip: remove the zip tie with a nail clipper (larger zip ties with a toenail clipper). It’s action is much better for zip tie removal than a scissor-type action, and much safer than any knife. You may have to cut a few times to get all the way through the zip tie, but you’ll get it.
So now we’re on to frightening people lshem shomayim, Let us not forget sharp razors, utility knives ,the ones which brought down the planes on 9/11, And people falling porches while putting up the schach and shaky ladders, And being permanently disabled. Porches which are not strong enough and collapse under the weight of the sukka, And injure entire families. Let us not forget a ATVing during chol hamoed Which caused so many horrific injuries in the past.
And may some good souls provide some nice color pictures of people injured to really drive the point home.
All in the name of safety.
we all have to be responsible and vigilant. Cable ties are relatively novel and they look harmless. אין חכם כבעל הנסיון. How many other people would you suggest go through this frightening experience? if parents are forewarned, they can prevent such stories.
Keep kids away from these things