My friend was making a cake over the week-end.
While she was whipping buttercream, her 5 yr. old niece
was watching her. Her niece was reaching for something
on the opposite side of her, and her long hair got caught
in the mixer while it was turning fast. A huge handful of hair was
pulled out from her scalp She screamed in pain. The contents of the bowl was toss and she did not continue making a cake. My friend felt so
bad. I told her it was accident. 
I thought I should share this since most of us have smal lchildren.
My son watches me when I make a cake, and I keep telling him never to put his hand in the bowl when it's running.
Oh my gosh! I hope she is OK. Those mixers can be really dangerous. They are powerful machines and I think that sometimes we forget that. I had my blade up and somehow hit the speed lever. Batter all over the place. When I went to stop it, I missed and made it go even faster. After I finally pushed the lever to stop, for some reason I thought I could just grab the beater and hasten the slow down. BAD IDEA!! Had a rather sore hand for a while. Be careful out there in Cake Land!
OMY-I do hope she is ok-both your friend and the child!!! A mixer can do alot of damage-I always keep the little one away from the counter-I have her help in other ways(getting supplies etc). Things happen so quickly but the fear and pain in the heart remain for quite a while-my prayers are with both-and yes-we all need to be so careful with kids and also for ourselves!
So sorry to hear about the little ones accident. I do hope she will not suffer to badly or to long emotionaly. Please let your friend know that I wish her comfort, and that an accident once expierenced, will become a lesson learned for the future. Personaly, I have and continue to maintain a hard fast rule in the kitchen, 13 years is the starting age for joining mom in the kitchen when cooking or baking. My little ones are allowed to watch at a safe distance in the dinning area. If they want to help I try to always find an age and ability appropriate way for them to do so. It is not always easy, but being an extremely cautious person it is a personal drive I can not ignore.....
However my husband is different. He has our little ones in the kitchen with him everytime he is in there. I hold my tongue, and busy myself with something very distracting so as not to butt in. This way my kiddos grow up balanced. No severe accidents to date...but a few lessons learned through the years.
Kitchens are not safe places. Kids need to be told early what will burn, cut, hurt you. I learned from my mother & grandmother and I have no horror stories. Anytime I was in the kitchen my waist length hair had to be up - keep it out of the fire, food, sink, whatever. Same thing goes with long necklaces.
I have learned about metal bracelets and stiring on the cooktop the hard way.
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