Schools told to stop using bikes after child’s toe severed
The Education Department has ordered WA public schools to stop using bicycles or tricycles without chain guards after the tip of a child’s toe was severed in an accident.
The order followed an improvement notice from the State’s work safety regulator after two primary school-aged children were hurt while riding tricycles in the space of 18 months.
It is understood one child had the tip of their toe taken off, while the other received a gash on their toe.
Both children, who were aged about six and eight, had to be taken to an emergency department.