Fatality

Two Dead After Elevator Falls 38 Floors at Office Tower

Two workers were killed when the defective elevator car they were replacing on the 38th floor of an office building in Makati City, Manila, Philippines, fell to the basement, Yahoo...

Elevator Collapse in the Philippines Kills Two, Injures Two

Two persons were killed and two were injured after an elevator being repaired collapsed inside a building in Makati City in the National Capital Region of the Philippines on July...

Four Workers Killed in Elevator Collapse in India

Four elevator workers were killed and two severely injured when an elevator on the 14th floor of the under-construction Taloja Phase 2 housing development in Navi Mumbai, India, fell on...

Man Dies After Falling Down Gatwick Airport Escalator

A male airline passenger with restricted mobility (PRM) died after falling down an escalator at Gatwick Airport near London on June 15, and an investigation is underway, Independent reports. He...

North Carolina Elevator Safety Bill Advancing

In response to the death of a 7-year-old child last summer at a rental home, legislation is advancing in the North Carolina Senate that would require elevators inside vacation cottages...

Construction Worker Dies in NY Elevator Shaft Fall

A construction worker plummeted to his death at a Ridgewood, Queens, New York, building site on April 6, the Forest Hills Post is among outlets to report. The 45-year-old man...

Pakistan Factory Worker Killed When Elevator Falls on Him

A man at a factory in Haripur, Pakistan, was killed in March when an elevator at the site fell on top of him, Dawn reports. Officials say the victim was...

Elevator Death Prompts Proposed Tougher Law In Georgia

The death of a teenager in an Atlanta elevator has Georgia state lawmakers pushing a law that will increase the penalty fee on past-due repairs, WRDW reports. The teen, hoping to...