Seeing at this point of view it's understandable. Trying to reach the plug might be dangerous because one would probably have to bend over the machine to reach the plug...
Anyway, I don't know about Samsung but, the procedure at Electrolux was always crash test the machines (it means put a small explosive to make the drum explode during a high speed spin 20% faster than the top speed) and the machines are made to, under severe situations like that, destroy everything they have to destroy inside the cabinet, no matter if the machine won't survive but never explode causing damages to the laundry room or injuries. Most of the machines have an reinforced structure on the top and deformation zones on the bottom, so no matter in what direction the drum explodes, the impact will be always guided to the floor. The worst case scenario will be only a damaged floor right under the washer.
I don't trust the company anymore (actually, I'm angry enough to hate Electrolux). Their products aren't dependable as before and the internal politics has changed a lot and now they want profit and more profit, but at least, they don't save money on safety... yet!
Crash testing a machine isn't expensive and these structural changes won't increase the production cost because it's only a matter of design (some parts are made thinner and other parts are made thicker). It's patents were also voluntarily cancelled by Electrolux so any manufacturer can copy that. I just can't understand why big companies like Samsung simply don't use it.
Actually, if only one consumer decides to sue a company because of injuries caused by an exploding washing machine and wins (most likely to happen), the costs will be much higher than crash testing and designing safer machines.