Elevator Injuries
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 »
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 »
Elevator Accident: 2 Injured
An elevator doesn’t have to fall far for people to sustain injuries. A man and a woman in Johnson City, Tennessee suffered possible leg fractures when a elevator they were in fell about eight feet, according to an article in the Johnson City Press. The couple were in a freight-type elevator in a residence…. Read More »
Elevator Safety Tips for Children
I was honored to be interviewed for CBS This Morning for its piece on the dangers of in-home elevators. The segment focused on the Nelson family and their son Jordan, and mentioned Jacob Helvey. The families of both boys continue to inspire my partners and me with their advocacy. They are determined to prevent… Read More »
Elevator Accident: 7 Students Injured
We are saddened to report yet another elevator accident. An elevator in a school in Turkey fell from the third floor. Seven students were on board and were rushed to the hospital. No cause for the crash is known at this time. Last week, nine people were also injured in an elevator crash at… Read More »
Elevator Safety Petition Filed by Cash, Krugler & Fredericks
We are pleased to announce that in partnership with The Safety Institute, Cash, Krugler & Fredericks petitioned the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to initiate mandatory rulemaking to set safety standards for residential elevators. The petition also requests a recall to repair current residential elevators with a hazard that has been responsible for numerous child deaths… Read More »