Two laborers died after falling in an elevator duct from the fourth floor of an under-construction building in Vikhroli East, Mumbai, India, on September 3, the Hindustan Times reports. The victims were taken to a local hospital for treatment and succumbed to their injuries. The police registered an FIR (first information report) against the […]
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A 10-year-old boy died in Wahroonga, New South Wales (NSW), Australia, on November 1 as a result of being “crushed under an elevator” at a school for the disabled, People is among outlets to report. NSW emergency responders arrived at the school to remove the child, but he died at the scene. The school […]
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A 69-year-old man died on November 4 from falling down an elevator shaft in the Thindal neighborhood of Erode in the south India province of Tamil Nadu, The Hindu reports. Police said the man provided laundry service to residents of the four-story apartment building. While collecting clothes from a resident on the fourth floor, […]
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A university student at a state-run dormitory in Türkiye’s west Aydın province died on October 26 while trying to get out of an elevator that state authorities said was overcrowded, Duvar is among outlets to report. Students protested against dorm management, saying they had complained about the elevator in question “for months.” Aydın Gov. […]
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[…] and fell down the empty shaft onto the cab’s roof. The woman’s father alerted emergency services after he called her cell phone and realized the ringing was coming from inside the elevator shaft. Firefighters who responded to the scene said she died on impact. Investigators are trying to determine why the unit’s safety mechanisms failed.
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A 68-year-old man died after he accidentally slipped and fell into an elevator pit in Hyderabad, India, on July 2, The Siasat Daily reports. According to reports, it is suspected that the victim unintentionally opened the door to the lift shaft without realizing that the lift had not arrived, resulting in a fall. Subsequently, […]
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[…] with a passenger escalator or as a standalone unit. 2002 — Bob Pfleger: March 7, 2002. A friend, mentor and innovator passes away, but a legend never dies. Ted Ruehl is appointed president. 2003 — PFlow purchases its current facility, which includes 125,000 ft2 of office and manufacturing space. 2006 — PFlow acquires Langley […]
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A worker at a construction site in New Taipei’s Xinzhuang District died as a result of falling down an elevator shaft on August 25, Focus Taiwan reports. According to an investigation by local police, the accident occurred when the 50-year-old victim was working on the 15th floor of the site. It is believed that […]
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Part of CEDES Group since 2011, Peter Grüninger recently took on a new role with the Switzerland-based company: customer success manager, joining the sales team. Grüninger previously led the Application Engineering/Development department, a role he held for more than 12 years. He now actively accompanies customers during the test phase of CEDES elevator products, ensuring…
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A medical doctor died this week at a hospital in Odan, Lagos Island, Nigeria, in an elevator crash. According to findings by Punch, the hospital elevator fell from the 10th floor to the ground floor, and the doctor was rushed to the emergency ward for treatment but eventually died. Another hospital employee told the […]
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