Escalator
Escalator Breakdown Hurts Dozens at Taiwan Station
Dozens of riders going up an ascending escalator at the Xinpu rail station in Taipei, Taiwan, fell on March 11 when the moving stair system suddenly began operating backward, Daily...
Indonesia Expo Dates Announced
The 4th Indonesia Elevator Escalator Expo 2022 | Indonesia SuperBuild Expo is scheduled for August 4-6 at the Jakarta International Kemayoran Expo in Jakarta, Indonesia, according to a press release. The expo...
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...
Taiwan’s Golden Friends E&E Firm Upbeat For Coming Year
Taipei, Taiwan-based elevator and escalator (E&E) supplier Golden Friends Corp. has released a positive view about business for the first quarter of 2022, supported by new demand and maintenance and...
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...
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...
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...
NYC Lawsuit Filed Over Subway Escalator Injury
Patch reported on November 4 that an NYC couple has filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) alleging that a malfunctioning escalator “violently” propelled the man down, “resulting in...
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...
