Baby hurt in baggage belt scare

Mumbai: The city airport witnessed some scary moments when a one-year-old boy crawled on to an unmanned baggage screening belt on Thursday afternoon and got bruised in the process. The baby was rescued before further damage was done and the conveyor belt's power connection was switched off.
The child was later taken to Nanavati Hospital, where doctors said his condition was okay. The baby was discharged after being given treatment in the out-patient department.
Around 1.45pm, passengers had queued up to check in for an Air India flight to Bangalore. Close to the checkin counters, Rakesh Garg and his wife were waiting in the passengers' sitting area for their flight to Delhi. According to airport officials, their one-year-old baby crawled unnoticed towards a check-in counter and tripped over a baggage screening belt. The child then started moving along with the belt.
"The baby crossed a checkin counter and put a leg on the belt. He then tripped and fell on the belt and went along with it. During this time, he also grazed his ankle against the edges of the belt," an official said. "As soon as the airport officials noticed what had happened (after a couple of minutes ), they stopped the belt and rescued the baby,'' he added.
06/01/12 Times of India

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Categories: airports Jan 2012, Safety Jan 2012