The 3-year-old lost four fingers on her right hand after becoming trapped in a Houston store's escalator, according to the lawsuit.

The suit emphasizes that the incident could have been prevented and that the defendants failed to ensure safety.

The child’s right hand was “sucked into the escalator down to (her) palm,” resulting in four fingers being “amputated,” a lawsuit in Harris County alleges.

A 3-year-old girl lost four fingers in an escalator accident at a Bellaire H-E-B store, prompting her family to sue the escalator manufacturer and the store.