Accident
Boy Hurt After Falling Through Escalator Gap In India
A child visiting a multistory textile showroom in Madurai, India, with his mother and aunt was hurt November 2 when he fell from the fifth floor after slipping through a...
Construction Worker Injured in Elevator Shaft Fall
A construction worker was critically injured in a three-story fall down an elevator shaft at a New Jersey construction site, according to U.S. News & World Report. Chief Michael Foligno of...
Building Owner Fined Over Fatal Elevator Incident
Georgia state investigators, citing possible contributing factors in an Atlanta elevator incident that killed a teenager, have hit the owner of the building with a US$5,000 fine, 11Alive reported on September 22....
Child Falls from Escalator Handrail in China Shopping Mall
A boy estimated to be 5 or 6 years old fell from an escalator handrail in Nanjing City, China, on September 3, The Nanjinger is among news outlets to report. The child,...
Student Athlete Killed in Elevator Collapse in Atlanta
A student athlete died on August 31 when he was crushed by an apartment elevator in Atlanta, CBS46 reports. He and two other football players boarded the elevator on an upper...
Man Injured in Fall Down Escalator in Bolton, England
A man in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, was hospitalized in August after falling down an escalator at a retail store, The Bolton News reports. The town’s emergency services received a call around...
Person Rescued in Elevator Incident in Michigan
The Grand Rapids Fire Department (GRFD), along with multiple other agencies, extricated a person from an elevator on August 18 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, WZZM13 reports. According to a Facebook post by...
Man In Life-Threatening Condition After Falling from Escalator in Toronto
A man who fell from a mall escalator in downtown Toronto was in life-threatening condition, City News reported. Police were called to the scene around 4 p.m. on July 19 and paramedics...
Escalator Injury Case Against Shopping Mall Dismissed
A case involving injuries from an escalator at a mall in Sudbury, Canada, was dismissed, Mondaq reports. The case involved the plaintiff, a 14-year-old boy who sustained injuries, including fractures to his...
Boy Fatally Trapped By Elevator at Vacation Rental Home
A 7-year-old boy died July 11 after being entrapped by an elevator in a vacation rental home in Corolla, North Carolina, OBX Today reported. EMS and fire department personnel arrived at the...
