An 11-month-old child suffered horrific second-degree burns after he simply touched a door at his Austin daycare, it has been revealed.
The family of Aiden McGivney are now suing The Goddard School over the incident, which left their little boy’s hand covered in large yellow blisters.
Jenny McGivney was at work when she received a call from the daycare, notifying her that Aiden had ‘touched something hot on the door’.
Aiden McGivney, now one years old, suffered horrific second-degree burns after he simply touched a door at his Austin daycare
The family of Aiden McGivney are now suing The Goddard School for the incident, which left their little boy’s hand covered in large yellow blisters (pictured)
The staff said Aiden had burned his finger on either a ‘metal door or a metal plate on the door’, McGivney told WTSP.
‘I asked if he was okay and they said he was fine, no rush to come,’ she added.
But when McGivney arrived at the school, she heard her son’s screams and saw the huge blisters on his hand.
‘I couldn’t believe what I saw,’ McGivney said. ‘He was losing it.’
The burns were so serious that a doctor at the local Round Rock, Texas hospital took one look at the boy’s hands and immediately called the burn hospital in San Antonio
Aiden had to be placed under anesthesia and undergo surgery on both of his hands
McGivney quickly took her son to the pediatrician next door to the daycare, who advised she take Aiden to the hospital immediately.
The burns were so serious that a doctor there took one look at the boy’s hands and called the burn hospital in San Antonio.
Aiden then had to be placed under anesthesia and undergo surgery on both of his hands.
The one-year-old has since undergone numerous procedures and will have to wear protective compression gloves for up to a year while his hands heal.
McGivney said the injuries have caused her baby plenty of pain and even slowed his eating habits.
The one-year-old has since undergone numerous procedures and will have to wear protective compression gloves for up to a year as his hands heal
His family (pictured) is now suing the school for damages, and fighting to make sure the same thing doesn’t happen to another child
‘It was cool that day. It was 75 degrees. How did the door get that hot?’ McGivney said. ‘What were the teachers doing, and why didn’t they call for help?’
Now the family is suing the school for damages, and fighting to make sure the same thing doesn’t happen to another child.
Sean Breen, the family’s lawyer, said the door at the Goddard School is a ‘skillet on hinges’.
And the Travis County Sheriff’s Office found that the door, which leads from the playground to the inside of the school building, got as hot as 170 F in October.
The door was also tested by a Child Protective Services representative, who ordered the school to address the door.
Staff members are currently testing the door each time they are outside, the school’s owner told Breen.
They have also tried to use laminated posters to cover the doors from the outside, but with little success. They are currently working on finding another solution.
The Travis County Sheriff’s Office found that the door at The Goddard School (pictured), which leads from the playground to the inside of the school building, got as hot as 170 F in October