It’s a common problem in any high-button environment; it was - and I presume still is - a significant problem in the broadcasting industry, where coffee-loving humans sit in front of vast panels filled with electro-mechanical goodies. Fortunately the only crash it generated there was the s-storm of wrath that descended on the miscreant’s head.
The engineer’s solution would be membrane switches, but the tactile characteristics just wouldn’t fly (semi-pun) with the users.