Originally Posted by harryb1834

It happened to me. I was trying to learn how to use it on the kitchen counter an my 1 year old daughter pulled on the foot pedal cord. Off the counter it went flying onto my foot. Lucky for me it was not on her or the tile floor. It did a little bounce, I did a big curse and wouldn't you know it...it still works perfectly. You can't beat the quality of the 1940's machinery. My toe recovered later that week.
- Harry