Droid Explodes in mans ear

[CDubs]

CEDAR HILL, Texas — A North Texas man talking on his cell phone was rushed to a hospital after his phone apparently exploded Thursday morning.
Aron Embry was at Ray Elementary in Cedar Hill at the time of the incident. The man said he had just finished a call when he said he heard a loud "pop."
He then felt something trickling down his face; it was blood.

His ear then began to bleed profusely, and he was immediately taken to the emergency room at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. He received four stitches, but said there was no hearing loss.

The glass on the face of the Motorola Droid smartphone apparently shattered. He said he had just purchased it just two days ago.

"Once I got to the mirror and saw it, it was only then I kind of looked at my phone and realized that the screen had appeared to burst outward," he said.
The phone still appears to be functioning, and its battery was intact.

Family members said they plan to contact the manufacturer of the phone and Verizon about the incident.
On Thursday evening, Motorola issued this statement:

"Motorola's priority is, and always has been the safety of our customers, and all Motorola products are designed, manufactured and tested to meet or exceed international and local standards for consumer safety. We will reach out to the consumer and investigate this thoroughly."
While an exploding phone is rare, it is not unique.

Just a few months ago, a 23-year-old man died after his phone exploded in North India.
Most reports of exploding phones happen when they are in charging mode, which was the case in China. The phone of a 27-year-old housewife exploded while she was talking to her husband as the phone was being charged. She too was killed.

There was another incident reported in Wyoming a few years ago. A 19-year-old co-ed suffered second to third-degree burns while sleeping. Her phone had been charging near her when it caught fire. She was injured while trying to extinguish the fire.

It was in direct response to the Wyoming case that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued warnings for cell phone users. Among tips released by the CPSC were making sure your cell phone is compatible with your battery. Also, it warned users to keep batteries away from metal objects while phones are not in use. Phones should also be kept away from liquids and users should be careful that they do not overheat.

glad he is ok and hasent lost his ear, and only got away with a few stitches

link for pictures and video here

 

[lowlife9]

dam people die from this how much explosive force can a cell phone produce ???

 

[pyropunker25]

wtf?! damn...im the guy with the free flip phone...

 

[LowNotSlow]

Bull, there's nothing there that would cause it to explode like that.

 

[SuperDanny]

now we're gunna hear about more phones exploding, in bullshit situations, people are wee tawds

 

[4bangincivic]

holy s**t. I always sleep with my phone next to my pillow and charging...maybe not anymore.

 

[Hecz]

video or it didn't happen!

 

[Wolfy]

dam people die from this how much explosive force can a cell phone produce ???

Lithium ion batteries actually contain very volatile chemicals; if there's a slight manufacturing defect in them, there's a chance that they can explode. We have a whole secton of training devoted to lithium battery safety, i.e., never letting them get too hot, never letting them touch water, disposing of them individually wrapped in anti-ESD material, etc.

 

[Ron...]

Lithium ion batteries actually contain very volatile chemicals; if there's a slight manufacturing defect in them, there's a chance that they can explode. We have a whole secton of training devoted to lithium battery safety, i.e., never letting them get too hot, never letting them touch water, disposing of them individually wrapped in anti-ESD material, etc.

So true, though in this case they said the battery was intact. Could've been the speaker or some loose wire I suppose, just arced and blew something.

But my girlfriend has that phone, I showed her the pictures and she freaked! lol

Glad that guys ok though.

 

[LowNotSlow]

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[civicmand16y7]

HOLE POOP(s**t) thats messed up.trying to quit cuessing as much

 

[Hecz]

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!!

 

[lowlife9]

i don't know it doesn't look like it exploding outwards it looks like he had it to his ear and someone threw or hit him in the ear i want to see the back of the phone i call bullshit.

 

[Puma]

crazy. if it's true or not, i LOVE my Droid and i'm not scared of this BS.

 

[LowNotSlow]

Phone probably overheated trying to pull a signal through the guy's huge f**king head.

 

[Genuine Rolla]

sounds like he dropped the phone and is saying it exploded when he just cut himself because of the sharp edges

 

[NFR_AP2]

ill make sure to put my droid away from me when its charging at night

 

[Paul79UF]

holy s**t. I always sleep with my phone next to my pillow and charging...maybe not anymore.

I was thinking the exact same thing.

Maybe that's why the phone seems "angry" when it's fully charged and starts flashing the whole screen and makes a quick buzz sound. Then it says "battery full - unplug charger". They might be trying to limit the chance of that happening.

 

[R3dline]

meh, doods a pussy,its just a lil blood, i laughed at his overly done headband. kinda just made me wanna punch him in his ear

 

[ej_swag]

Phone probably overheated trying to pull a signal through the guy's huge f**king head.