Accident
Malaysia Construction Worker Hurt In Elevator Shaft Fall
A construction worker in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, was injured but survived a fall from a building’s sixth floor to its basement while he was working on an elevator shaft, The Star reports....
Pakistan Elevator Collapse Kills Rider, Hurts Others
A man riding an elevator at a hotel in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, was killed on January 16 when the elevator collapsed, Urdu Point reports. Several other passengers were hurt. Authorities said the injured...
Escalator Halted After Child’s Toes Are Hurt
Government officials have ordered temporary shutdown of an escalator at a shopping center in Kota Bharu, Malaysia, after a young girl’s toes were stuck in one of the moving ride’s...
Boy Dies In Elevator Under Repair In India
A boy died in an elevator accident in Maharashtra, India, after he entered an elevator that was undergoing repairs, Times Now reported on December 22. The boy entered the lift in...
Baby “Lucky To Be Alive” After Manchester Escalator Fall
The mother of a 1-year-old said her daughter is “lucky to be alive” after the pram she was in plunged down an escalator at a shopping center in Manchester, U.K.,...
Escalator Fall At Hockey Game Sends Man To Hospital
A fall from an escalator at an Edmonton Oilers hockey game at Rogers Place in the Ice District in Edmonton, Canada, sent a man to the hospital on December 7, Global...
Boy Dies After Falling Off Elevator In Zirakpur, India
An 18-year-old boy died after falling out of an open elevator at a warehouse in Zirakpur, India, The Tribune reported in November. The boy was working at the hardware shop while school...
Elevator With Gap Claims Life In Turkey
A 69-year-old man who was stuck in the elevator shaft on the second floor of a four-story building recently in Kemalpaşa, Izmir, Turkey, lost his life, the ELEVATOR WORLD Turkey...
Fall From Escalator In Russia Leads To Serious Injuries
A 17-year-old girl fell from an escalator in a shopping center on Prospekt Mira in Moscow Russia, injuring her face and head and damaging her liver and spleen, MK reported on November...
7-Year-Old Girl Dies In Elevator Shaft Fall In Mumbai
"Shock due to multiple injuries" was the cause of death for a 7-year-old girl who fell down an elevator shaft in the Sion neighborhood of Mumbai, India, on November 5, Mid-Day reports....
