Caught on the laundromat’s security camera, a dad shoves a toddler head-first in a washing machine and shuts the door. He seems to do this in jest, but panic sets in once the door locks and the machine automatically starts.

As the baby tumbles in a machine with quickly rising water, the parents finally asked an attendant for help.

The machine was disabled and the child suffered bumps and bruises. No word if the parents were charged with child endangerment.

Watch the footage below (Warning: It may be disturbing for some).