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Those Colorful Clogs
Are Crocs Worth the Risk?
By Lisa A. Goldstein
"Crocs shoes are completely safe," says Tia Mattson, public relations Manager for Crocs, Inc., based in Niwot, Colo. "The popularity of our shoes has helped draw attention to a long-existing issue that we think is very important – escalator safety. Escalators and moving sidewalks, particularly those that have not received proper care and maintenance, can be dangerous and pose risks to their riders."
Admittedly, regardless of what shoes children are wearing, parents should keep a close eye on their children when on an escalator. But proper care and maintenance of escalators aside, there does appear to be a compounded risk when Crocs are involved. For instance, one report about a girl from Kansas City detailed an experience with an escalator at the Atlanta airport when her shoe was sucked between the escalator stair and side wall. While she has recovered, her parents are convinced that the Crocs were an important factor in her accident, saying that the escalator was inspected and everything was running and functioning well.
"Something about the material and design makes [Crocs] at risk for getting trapped in the moving parts of machinery like escalators," says Dr. Michael Busch, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Children's Hospital in Atlanta.
Dr. Busch has seen the devastating consequences firsthand. "I think the soft material can deform and get trapped, pulling the foot into the mechanism," he says. Dr. Busch recently operated on a young boy whohad his Croc pulled into an escalator, which crushed his toes and foot.
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