[ramonesfreak]

i used to work as an attorney at a firm that specialized in defending elevator companies. quite a few deaths all around the NYC area. the typical death scenario involved usually a building custodian walking into the elevator car, only to find that the car was not there..... which always means one thing...falling down an elevator shaft. never seen a cable break

other typical claims were mis-leveled elevators - pedestrian trips going in or out. this was a daily occurance

sudden drops with abrupt stops - whiplash and spine injuries and occasional fractures

door shuts too soon