Toddler's Hand Severed in Candy Factory

(Honolulu) This shouldn't have happened.

From HonoluluAdvertiser.com:

A fundraising event at a Kalihi chocolate factory turned tragic when an 18-month-old girl had her left hand severed in an accident.

The girl was on a tour of the Menehune Mac Factory Gift Center and got her hand caught in a conveyor belt on Saturday, fire officials said.

By the time firefighters arrived, employees had bandaged the girl and retrieved her hand. Firefighters put it on ice "in case doctors are able to do anything with it," HFD Capt. Chris Ah Mook Sang said. The toddler was taken to The Queen's Medical Center. Her condition was not released.

She and her family were attending the company's Fifth Annual Mother's Day Candy Making Event, a fundraiser for the Hawai'i Children's Cancer Foundation.

Naturally, the company is apologetic and conducting an investigation. Personally, I see total responsibility for the incident resting with the parents or guardian. An 18-month-old must be protected at all times. Not supervised, not watched over, they must be protected.