An unlocked handle can trap users' fingers against the generator frame when the generator is moved, posing a risk of finger amputation and crushing,
Having spent several years in engineering some of which involved "idiot proofing" convinced me that no matter how much time & effort was put into the concept, the the first person to walk up would think of something we didn't. And the above article is another example.
It also reminds me of a ex co-worker that had his fingers in a MANUAL sheetmetal brake like the one shown and managed to fracture all 4 of them.
WHAT PART OF STOP PULLING ON THE HANDLE WHEN IT STARTS HURTING didn't he understand???
Evidently the same part that the above idiots didn't while lifting the handle to move their generator while it was unlocked. Wonder why the MFR. went to the expense of putting a lock on the handle
Proof that Darwin's offspring walk amongst us and are breeding
