Five people died in the fall of a construction site elevator in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 11, Reuters is among outlets to report. The construction elevator fell 20 m with five people inside, according to U.S. News & World Report. “The crime classification in the ongoing preliminary investigation is work environment crime including causing […]
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[…] of a letter written by EW President and Publisher Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick, which was sparked by a recent loss: “Since last October, when my dad, William C. Sturgeon, died, we seem to have lost more real veterans of our industry every month. Within the last year, we lost Cal Kort, Robert Peelle, John Merkel and […]
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A worker at a commercial warehouse in South Philadelphia fell down an elevator shaft and died on November 24, The Washington Times is among outlets to report. The 48-year-old man, who has not been named by authorities, fell 20 ft down the shaft and suffered a head injury. He was pronounced dead at the […]
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A 76-year-old Belizean American passed away after an elevator accident on the afternoon of January 20 in San Pedro, Belize, 7 News Belize reports. The woman was using the elevator in a residential community in San Pedro Town when the chain reportedly snapped, causing it to fall from the fourth to the first floor at…
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An Armenian couple has died due to an elevator malfunction in a residential building in Tbilis, the capital of Georgia, News.am reports. On January 14, the man fell into the elevator shaft, and his wife was trying to help him when the elevator moved. Both died as a result. Residents say the elevator problem […]
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A 25-year-old man was killed after getting trapped between a lift and the walls of a foot overbridge (FOB) in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar in India, NDTV is among outlets to report. Three students, who were stuck in the lift, made an SOS call to the police. A fire engine, police and officials from the Public…
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[…] of elevators.” The company grows over the years, installing systems in the most prestigious buildings in Turin, becoming a supplier to the Royal Household. 1931 When Codebò died, he was succeeded at the helm of the company by his two young sons, Giovanni (born 1902) and Pietro (1904). Together, the two brothers continued their […]
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[…] monuments, more than 350 lifts have been inventoried to date. Several hundred other installations with potential heritage value have also been identified and remain to be stu died. The year 1958 is a pivotal date from which new regulations on safety in Belgium radically modified the aesthetics of lifts by imposing shafts with continuous […]
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A North Korean worker in Laos has died after falling while servicing an elevator at a hotel in downtown Vientiane, sources told Radio Free Asia (RFA). The accident happened at the hotel’s casino on November 14. The man was unconscious when rescue workers arrived and transported him to a hospital in Vientiane province’s Thoulakhom […]
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[…] failed, to get the 1977 cutoff removed. One investor who owned a 31-story office tower, built in 1983, ended up selling the property when the proposed change died in the state Legislature this past spring. International Association of Elevator Consultants (IAEC) President Nick Montesano of DTM Drafting & Consulting Services, Inc., says there’s a […]
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