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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
My ex tried to keep the door of an elevator in Canada open by putting her body in it. The doors basically tried to crush her.
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