[ramonesfreak]

About 25 years ago I used to represent Schindler Elevator in NYC. I’ve seen every possible scenario when it comes to elevator and escalator mishaps. I don’t have the answer but can say a dropping elevator is extremely rare. The most common scenarios causing injury are abrupt stops and misleveled…either too low or too high when the elevator car stops.

The cases I handled that involved death were cases where the call button is pushed, the doors open, and a person walks into an empty shaft.

My takeaway from that period of my career is….always confirm the elevator car is there and always make sure the car is level with the floor of the building.