Escalator Accidents Resource Center

Escalator AccidentsEscalator Accidents can be lead to permanent disfigurement and death, and many of the victims of these accidents are children. When an escalator is improperly installed and/or maintained, it can malfunction and cause passengers to severe harm such as digit fracture and amputation, tendon and nerve damage, and lacerations of varying severity. Defective Escalators, either in design or manufacture, can be quite dangerous and grounds for a product liability lawsuit. Escalator Accidents can be caused by sudden stops, collapsing steps, or clothing, fingers, and toes caught in the teeth of the escalator.

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Escalator Accidents Resource Center

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

Escalator Accidents Verdicts, Settlements and Class Action Watch

  • Jimenez v GNOC Corp et al · Plaintiff boarded upward escalator #1 behind her daughter and grasped the right handrail. According to plaintiff, after the escalator advanced four or five steps the right handrail stopped, and she was thrown backwards as the steps continued to rise.

Escalator 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.

Escalator Accidents Video Resources