Unplugging counts as one switch. You are human, and you will forget one switch from time to time. Forgetting shouldn't have to be lethal. Take off watches and metal jewelry. Hell, get someone else to do it.
Life is too short anyway.
Check the fuse. Keep plenty on hand - you may end up blowing a dozen or so. About a third of the time fuses blow for no reason at all. Good designs rarely fail. If it is broken, it is because of an idiot engineer, most likely.