Elevator Accidents
Elevator Accident Kills Worker In Norfolk, VA
A week ago, 55-year-old John Robinson was killed in an elevator accident at Marine Hydraulics’ Midtown Pier in Norfolk, Virginia. According to news reports, the accident is still under investigation by authorities and OSHA and the cause has yet to be released. However, according to Mr. Robinson’s family the cause of death was… Read More »
Another Child Critically Injured in Home Elevator Accident in St. Petersburg, Florida
Tragically, yet another child is in critical condition as a result of a residential elevator accident. According to news reports, the incident happened last night around 7:30 p.m. at a home in the 800 block of Brightwaters Boulevard in St. Petersburg, Florida. Emergency crews found the child stuck between floors in the home’s elevator… Read More »
Home Elevator Companies Issue Recalls!
As reported by The Washington Post on Tuesday, three elevator companies issued a recall of their residential elevators in an effort to address the known hazards their elevators pose to children. The companies are Bella Elevator, Inclinator and Savaria, and it is estimated the recall will target approximately 69,000 elevators presently installed in homes…. Read More »
Student Athlete Killed in Atlanta Elevator Accident
Yesterday evening, an 18-year-old young man was killed in an elevator accident at student housing for Champion Prep Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. According to Atlanta CBS46, the young man was a football player who just began attending Champion Prep Academy earlier this year. The young man, along with two other football players, boarded the… Read More »
UPDATE: Response of Vrbo, Airbnb, and TripAdvisor to CPSC
Following the recent tragic death in a home elevator in North Carolina, the CPSC last week sent a letter to a number of vacation rental businesses urging them to notify all renters of the dangers of home elevators and to require elevator inspections of all future listings of homes with elevators. As reported by… Read More »
UPDATE: CPSC Urges Vacation Rental Business To Disable Home Elevators
For the first time ever, the CPSC issued a press release urging vacation rental businesses to immediately disable home elevators until they have been properly inspected. The letter that was issued earlier today to companies such as AirBnB, Vrbo, TripAdvisor and others, follows the recent death of a 7-year-old boy from Ohio who died… Read More »
HUGE VICTORY! CPSC Sues ThyssenKrupp Access to Force Full Recall & Repairs of Home Elevators
On July 7, 2021, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that it was taking the rare step of filing a lawsuit against ThyssenKrupp Access in an effort to force the home elevator manufacturer to issue a full recall and provide free repairs to fix thousands of defective home elevators. ThyssenKrupp Access is part… Read More »
Woman Killed in Home Elevator Accident in Texas
Tragically, on Friday a woman died as a result of an elevator accident in Crystal Beach, Texas. According to news reports, two women were in an outdoor home elevator when as the elevator ascended, the exterior door struck the underside of the home’s deck causing the women to spill out of the elevator, falling approximately… Read More »
Boston Woman Killed in Elevator Accident
Tragically, on Monday evening another person lost their life as a result of an elevator accident. According to news reports, on September 14, 2020, a 38-year-old woman died as a result of a falling elevator at her apartment building at 1140 Commonwealth Avenue in the neighborhood of Allston in Boston, MA. According to reports, the… Read More »
Washington D.C. Woman Killed in Elevator Accident
Again, how many people have to die or suffer catastrophic injuries before the elevator industry takes action? As most of us are sheltering in place in our homes, yet another person has lost their life as a result of a residential elevator accident. According to news reports, on Sunday, March 29, 2020, a D.C. woman… Read More »
