Accident
FDNY Frees Worker Pinned Between Elevator and Wall
New York City Fire Department (FDNY) responders rescued a parking garage worker pinned between a car elevator and a wall on the Upper East Side of NYC, ABC 7 was...
OSHA Among Those Investigating Boston Elevator Shaft Fall
OHSA is among those investigating a May 27 incident in which a construction worker fell three stories down an elevator shaft in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Boston 25 News...
Dozen at Kuwait Office Hurt When Elevator Falls 10 Floors
A dozen people were hurt when an elevator they were riding in Kuwait suddenly fell, World GULF reports. Four other riders were not hurt, authorities said. Officials say the incident...
Young Child Loses Thumb On Australia Store’s Escalator
A young child with his mother at a shopping mall in Sydney, Australia, was rushed to a hospital after the thumb on his right hand received a deep cut from...
Boy in Critical Condition from Fall Down Bronx Elevator Shaft
A 6-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition from a fall down an elevator shaft at an apartment building in Bronx, NYC, on April 21, NBC New York is among...
Person Rescued From Elevator in Canada
Firefighters in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, were called to rescue a person trapped in an elevator at the Church of the Epiphany on Dundas on April 6, 104.7 Heart FM reports....
Fallen Elevator in Thane, India, Injures Seven Women
Seven women riding an elevator in the Ambernath neighborhood of Thane, India, were hurt when an elevator fell from a building’s second floor, The Times of India reports. The women...
Lift Technician Dies In Fall In Kuala Lumpur
A lift technician fell to his death while working on a lift at a shopping mall on January 28 in Cheras, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, TheStar reports. The victim was...
Escalator Technician Dies In Fall At Department Store
A man working on an escalator inside a department store in Richmond, Virginia, died after falling through the vertical transportation unit, ABC 8 News reports. The Richmond Fire Department said it received...
Resident Dies In Elevator Shaft Fall In India
An older man died in January after being hurt in the shaft of an elevator at an apartment building in the Indian city of Bhubaneswar, Pragativadi reports. According to news about the...
