Author Archives: Andy Cash
Elevator Death Cause Being Investigated
A man in Bulgaria died after he attempted to enter an elevator on the 14th floor of a residential building. However, the elevator was on the 15th floor and he fell down the shaft to his death. Reports are that the 70-year-old man used a screwdriver to open the elevator door on the 14th… Read More »
Tight Control of Diabetes 1 Wards Off Complications
Earlier this month, a study about Type 1 diabetics was published. It reminded me of why my wife and I are so dedicated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and their fight for a cure. My boys strive every day, on their own and with our help, to keep their blood sugar in a… Read More »
Defective Guardrails Cause Deaths and Injuries
Defective guardrails are killing and severely injuring people. And all because one company wanted to save $50,000. In 2005, Trinity Industries, a company that manufactures and sells highway guardrails, had a lucrative contract with the United States government. Their guardrail, the ET-Plus, was purchased and installed on highways across the nation. That same year,… Read More »
Child Dies in Home Elevator Accident
A 12-year-old boy in Bradenton, Florida has died in yet another horrific home elevator accident. According to officials, Maxwell E. Grablin was searching for his pet hamster in the home’s elevator shaft when the elevator descended. He was crushed and pronounced dead on the scene by emergency responders. His father, Patrick J. Grablin, was… Read More »
Elevators Can Be Dangerous to Dogs, Too
Nancy Husky, who lives in Maryville, TN, was taking her beloved dog Charlie on a walk when she got on an elevator in her apartment building. She thought Charlie was with her, but the doors shut on the leash and he was caught on the other side. As the elevator rose, the dog was… Read More »
Lawsuit Filed Over Elevator Injury
Earlier this month, Elizabeth “Lizzy” Scotland, 22, filed suit against the Otis Elevator Company and the owner of the Boston Red Sox. Scotland is suing over severe injuries she sustained during an elevator accident that occurred in May 2014. Lizzy was celebrating her graduation from Boston University and an impending job at PricewaterhouseCoopers when disaster… Read More »
Elevator Injury and Death
Earlier this week, one family in Taoyuan, Taiwan, suffered a terrible loss. A 77-year-old man called for the elevator after visiting his daughter in her apartment complex. When the elevator arrived, the man stepped in, but the elevator shuddered and ascended quickly while the doors were still open. The force of the movement caused… Read More »
Jail Time Sought in Elevator Accident
In 2006 16-year-old high school student Hirosuke Ichikawa got on an elevator in a housing complex in Tokyo. He never got off. He became wedged between the elevator and the elevator shaft when the elevator suddenly began to ascend with the doors open. The accident was fatal. Prosecutors indicted four executives of SEC Elevator… Read More »
Safety Tips for the Home During the Holidays
Yes, it may be the most wonderful time of the year. But it can also be one of the most dangerous. Last year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimated there were 15,000 injuries in hospital emergency rooms resulting from holiday decorating in November and December 2012. That equals to about 250 injuries a… Read More »
Elevator Accident in New York
We regret to report that earlier this week in New York City, two men were injured in an elevator accident. The accident happened when the freight elevator in the old Western Union Building in Tribeca suddenly fell. An FDNY spokeswoman said the men were taken to Bellevue Hospital to be treated for multiple trauma… Read More »
