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 One Conifer, Colorado, couple says they narrowly escaped unspeakable tragedy after rescuing their 3-year-old daughter from inside their washing machine. 
  
 Mom Lindsey McIver posted the story to Facebook, saying it's a cautionary tale to parents and caretakers about the dangers washer and dryers pose to children. 
  
 “On Monday my husband went to Lowe’s and purchased this new front load washing machine,” McIver wrote. “We thought it was the ‘new and cool’ type of washing machine and didn’t think anything of it. We spent that evening installing it with the kids underfoot. We told them several times that they were not to touch it. They all replied ‘OK.’” 
  
 Less than a day later though, everything changed. 
  
 McIver and her husband said they awoke to their 4-year-old son crying so hard he could barely talk. 
  
 “As I was trying to understand what he was saying, my husband flew out of bed and down the stairs. It was then that the realization hit. He had said: ‘Kloe. Inside. Washer,’” she recounted. 
  
 Their young daughter was locked inside the washing machine with the machine rotating and water filling up inside. 
  
 “We were able to quickly stop it and unlock the door and get her out. Aside from a couple of small bumps on her head and wet clothes, she was fine. After going through all the ‘what if‘s’ and ‘could have’s’ we know we are very blessed and God had mercy on our sweet daughter,” she wrote. 
  
 Now she wants to educate other parents and caretakers about keeping your kids safe around front-load washers and dryers. She’s since installed a child safety lock on the machine and encourages others to take similar measures. 
  
 To protect your children from washer and dryer entrapment, experts suggest engaging any appliance safety features, locking the door to the room where you keep appliances and purchasing a safety lock as well as talking to your kids about the dangers, among other measures. Getty Images 
  
 “I took this picture after we secured the door shut with a child safety lock. We also found a child lock feature on the settings that, as long as it is engaged, will not allow the washing machine to start. But it does not lock the door,” she wrote. 
  
 The maker of the machine, LG, responded, issuing a statement: “We applaud Ms. McIver for telling her story and share in her efforts to make sure that consumers are aware of the child safety lock feature available on LG washing machines and dryers. We encourage people to use this important safety setting and to contact our customer support team if they need any assistance.” 
  
 The most terrifying part, McIver told NBC News, was that the door to the washer was locked. "My husband doesn’t remember what button he pushed," McIver said. "But I think he pushed pause and power, which helped us open the door. We believe what happened is that my daughter, Kloe, climbed inside and our son, who is 4, closed the door and pushed start. And then we think he panicked and came to get us." Their 6-year-old slept through the incident. 
  
 While the kids are "still traumatized," the McIvers haven't brought the incident up with them again, beyond reiterating safety protocols. "They are still scared about what happened. They don't want to be in trouble." 
  
 According to Taryn Brucia, Director of Public Relations for LG Electronics, the child safety lock that comes standard on all LG washers is not a requirement. "It's voluntary and optional," she told TODAY Parents via email. "LG has proactively elected to add this important safety feature to our products." 
  
 She noted that LGE can't speak for other brands in the industry. 
  
 "The child safety lock feature is available on all LG washers and models available at retailers nationwide," Brucia wrote. "On nearly every model, there is a Child Lock button on the control panel display. users should turn on the machine and then press and hold the Child Lock button for 5 seconds to activate it. Once activated, the machines cannot be used and a 'CL' (Child Lock) code will display." 
  
 Parents who need assistance can find instructions in the user manual or call LGE customer support. 
  
 More than 2,000 children each year are seriously hurt, and some die, after climbing, or falling into washers and dryers, or toppling down from them, according to Consumer Reports. 
  
 The National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness encourages parents to keep their washers and dryers closed when not in use. But some young children can open the doors and climb in regardless. 
  
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 The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers issued a statement: 
  
 "Parents should feel comfortable talking with their children about safe and proper use of appliances in the home. U.S. safety standards address child entrapment, requiring that a latched door will open with 15 lbs. of force from the inside. However, once a clothes washer is activated, the door will lock and cannot be opened from the inside. Parents may also decide whether a third party latch on the outside of the washer is appropriate for their situation, depending on the age of the children in the home. We are heartened by the positive response to Ms. McIver’s Facebook post, and encourage all parents to be fully aware of the proper and safe use of their home appliances. It’s critically important to read the use and care manual to learn about available safety features and warnings." 
  
 To be extra safe, the Consumer Protection Safety Commission suggests installing a lock to the door of your utility room, “child-proofing” appliances and warning children to not play inside these appliances. To “child proof” your washer and dryer, the Wyoming Montana Safety Council encourages parents to install dryer locks and locking straps. ||||| Mom whose toddler was locked in filling washing machine: 'We were sick to our stomachs' 
  
 The McIver's added their own child safety lock to the washing machine where their toddler was locked. (Photo: Jennifer McIver) 
  
 The Colorado family whose toddler was locked in a front-loading washing machine as it filled with water shared more details of their harrowing ordeal with USA TODAY on Monday and said they plan to contact the machine's manufacturer and return it for a top loader. 
  
 "We don't want to slander the company," mother Jennifer McIver told All the Moms. "But at some point, we'd like to propose they add a feature so the door locks." 
  
 LG, the company that makes the machine, did not respond when asked about adding a door lock but in a release to All the Moms pointed to a feature that prevents the door from being opened once a button is pushed and the machine is started. 
  
 McIver wants a permanent lock on the door before the washing machine is started. 
  
 "We applaud Ms. McIver for telling her story and share in her efforts to make sure that consumers are aware of the child safety lock feature available on LG washing machines and dryers. We encourage people to use this important safety setting and to contact our customer support team if they need any assistance. (LG customer support can be reached 1 (800) 243-0000)." 
  
 'She was screaming' 
  
 On Monday, McIver revealed more details of the horrifying experience. 
  
 She originally shared the story on Facebook. It has since gone viral with more than 266,000 shares. 
  
 McIver said she was awakened by her crying 4-year-old around 7 a.m. Her children usually wake up before their parents, play a while and then come get them. Father Alan McIver caught the words, "Kloe, inside, washer," and ran to the basement. 
  
 McIver guessed Kloe, 3, was in the washer for about two minutes. And she escaped with just some bumps to the head. 
  
 "We think that our 4-year-old would have only had time to shut the door behind him, push start and then come right to us," she said, adding that the washer had maybe 2 cups of water in it. "Not enough that she could have drowned," McIver said, but she added that her daughter was tumbling around and was clearly terrified. 
  
 "She was screaming. It was airtight, and it was soundproof. But you could see it and hear these muffled sounds as you stood right next to it." 
  
 Jennifer McIver said she was originally hesitant to share her story for fear of mom-shaming, but she's managed to avoid that by avoiding comments on her Facebook post. 
  
 She stands by her closing thoughts on the post that "we need to be open and honest about our mistakes to help one another keep our kids safe." 
  
 Taking the machine back 
  
 The McIvers, of Conifer, Colorado, plan on exchanging the front-loading machine they got at Lowe's for a top loader. 
  
 While the McIvers added their own external child-safety lock to the front of the washing machine, Jennifer McIver said she would rather not look at it sitting in the basement after what happened to her daughter. 
  
 "We were sick to our stomachs for the rest of the day — a couple of days, actually," she said. 
  
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What seemed like a "new and cool" home upgrade nearly turned into a tragedy for one family in Conifer, Colo., and mom Lindsey McIver is now speaking out about it. In a Facebook post last Wednesday, McIver writes that she was somewhat reluctant to share her story due to fears of "the inevitable online mom-shaming," but that she felt like she needed to share "the danger of this machine"—her brand-new washing machine. On July 9 the family replaced their broken washer with a front-load model. The next morning the couple awoke to their 4-year-old son's cries. The words he managed to get out: "Kloe. Inside. Washer." They raced downstairs to find their 3-year-old daughter locked inside the airtight machine. There was roughly a pint of water inside and it was tumbling. The girl's screams weren't audible outside, and McIver believes she had been in the machine for about two minutes. They were able to stop it, their daughter emerged unharmed, and they installed a child safety lock on the door—something McIver pushes others to do. She subsequently discovered the LG machine has a child-lock setting that, when activated, prevents the washer from being turned on, but it doesn't keep the door in a locked mode. "We don't want to slander the company," she tells USA Today. "But at some point, we'd like to propose they add [that] feature." She's not going to wait for it: The McIvers plan to swap the machine for a top loader. In a statement, LG "applaud[ed]" McIver for sharing her story. A rep for LG tells the Today Show the child lock feature it offers isn't required by law, but that "LG has proactively elected to add" it to its products.