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Elevator AccidentsElevator Accidents can occur to passengers and individuals who work on or near elevators, with results ranging from serious injury to death. Lack of proper maintenance and defective parts are two common causes of Elevator Accidents, which can take place when the elevator cabin suddenly stops or drops, the elevator doors unexpectedly, or the elevator cables snap. Depending on the circimstances, elevator manufacturers, building management, and elevator maintenance companies may be held responsible for Elevator Accidents.

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Elevator Accidents Resource Center

  • Elevator Accident Information · A guide for Elevator Accidents, including the causes of Elevator Accidents and Injuries, an overview of Product Liability Law as it pertains to Elevator Accidents, a guide to determining fault, and information on the statute of limitations.

Elevator Accidents Verdicts, Settlements and Class Action Watch

  • Ramos v M and F Fashions · After he entered the building, he walked to the elevator, the door of which was open eighteen inches wide. He opened the door an additional foot. When he stepped into the elevator, he fell down the shaft and plunged between eight to ten feet.
  • Rosenberg v Otis Elevator Company · The elevator stopped at the sixth floor where a Bellemead building maintenance worker entered the elevator. The elevator began to ascend again, but commenced to shake at the twelfth floor, and precipitously dropped at least three floors in a freefall until it came to a sudden stop.

Elevator Accidents Official Links

  • Consumer Product Safety Commission · The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.

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