accidents
18-Year-Old Worker Dies After Falling Down Escalator Shaft
An 18-year-old male worker passed away after suffering a fall down an escalator shaft during repair works in a 26-story commercial building in Central, Hong Kong on Friday afternoon, The Standard reports....
Fatality in Chinese Shopping Mall After Glass Railing Gave Way
On November 16, a girl in Shandong, China, suffered a fatal four-story fall in a newly opened shopping mall after a glass railing near an escalator gave way, Asia One is among...
Elevator Construction May Have Started Rubbish Fire in L.A. Building
More than 80 firefighters extinguished a fire in a 12-story office building in L.A. that may have ignited when sparks from renovation construction in the elevator shaft fell into a...
Overhaul of 278 Pieces of VT Nearly Complete in Ä°zmir
The complete overhaul of 278 pieces of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment — 194 escalators and 84 elevators — serving the İzmir Metro in Türkiye is nearly complete, Railly News reports. Under the supervision...
EW Presents Inaugural Golf Outing in Tampa
ELEVATOR WORLD is proud to present the inaugural Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) Golf Outing on February 10, 2025, prior to the EESF Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Tampa, Florida....
Korea Report Shows VT Accidents Increasing For Senior Citizens
A report by the Korea Consumer Agency (KCA) shows the annual number of accidents involving senior citizens on automated transportation, including vertical transportation (VT), has been increasing since 2020, The Korea...
India Apartment Building Fatality Reported
A security guard died after falling down the elevator shaft from the fourth floor of an apartment building in Tambaram, Tamil Nadu, India, on November 10, DT NEXT reports. The victim was...
Hong Kong MTR Reports 430 Escalator Incidents In Nine Months
Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway (MTR) reported 430 escalator incidents for the first nine months of 2024, representing a 20% decrease compared to the same period in 2023, Dimsum Daily reports. Incidents...
Fatality Occurs In Elevator Incident In The Philippines
A 45-year-old died falling down an elevator shaft at a commercial establishment in Baguio, Philippines, GMA Regional TV reported on November 5. The man was trying to use the freight elevator to...
Child Injured in Thane Elevator Fall
An 11-year-old child was injured on October 21 when an elevator at a residential high rise in Thane, India, crashed from the first floor, The Print reports. The incident occurred...
