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Another Child Critically Injured in Home Elevator Accident in St. Petersburg, Florida

By Cash Krugler Fredericks |

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 »

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Home Elevator Companies Issue Recalls! 

By Cash Krugler Fredericks |

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 »

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Student Athlete Killed in Atlanta Elevator Accident

By Cash Krugler Fredericks |

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 »

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Woman Killed in Home Elevator Accident in Texas

By Cash Krugler Fredericks |

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 »

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Washington D.C. Woman Killed in Elevator Accident

By Cash Krugler Fredericks |

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 »

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Man Killed in Elevator Accident in Guntersville, Alabama

By Cash Krugler Fredericks |

Yesterday, yet another person lost their life as a result of an elevator accident.  According to news reports, on January 6, 2020, a 36-year-old man died as a result of what was described as a “falling elevator” at the Pilgrim’s Pride chicken processing plant in Guntersville, Alabama. While no information has been released as… Read More »

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Child Entrapment Elevator Accident in Cottonwood Heights, Utah

By Cash Krugler Fredericks |

The question we have for the elevator industry is simple: “How many?” As many were enjoying time with family and friends this Thanksgiving, a family in Cottonwood Heights, Utah was experiencing a horrific tragedy that no family should have to endure. A 3-year-old child was entrapped and crushed in a residential elevator. According to… Read More »

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Canadian Tourist Files Escalator Accident Lawsuit Against Washington, D.C. Metro

By Cash Krugler Fredericks |

A Canadian tourist has recently filed an escalator accident lawsuit against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in Washington, D.C., accusing the entity of failing to properly maintain its escalators after the plaintiff suffered a serious and life-altering injury while visiting the city in 2012. According to the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District… Read More »

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New York City Construction Worker Dies in Tragic Elevator Accident

By Cash Krugler Fredericks |

In late October, a New York City construction worker died in a tragic elevator accident at a work site in Manhattan. According to media reports, the victim was working on an elevator at the 33rd floor of a building located on 30th Street and Broadway, when he bent over to pick up his phone… Read More »

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Elevator Death Exposes Common Myths Regarding Safety

By Cash Krugler Fredericks |
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