Man Trapped in Elevator, Decapitated

The Herald Sun ^ | Aug 18, 2003 | The Associated Press

[holymoly]

HOUSTON -- A surgical resident was killed when an elevator malfunctioned and decapitated him, authorities said.

[holymoly]

And I thought I was having a bad day.

[wbill]

I think that we should have a minimum 3 day waiting period to ride an elevator. /sarcasm

How do you get your head stuck in an elevator door? I've stopped a couple with a hand or a foot. Never wanted to try it with my head, though.

[truthkeeper]

What a hideous story. That poor, poor man.

[EggsAckley]

This is probably posting number twenty-seven for this story.

[Jim Cane]

Heads up!

[holymoly]

"This is probably posting number twenty-seven for this story."

Yea, well, I searched the forum & didn't find it, so I posted it.

Of course, posting anything here is getting to be almost as bad as posting on Usenet, what with the flames and trolls and all.

[Diogenesis]

Did anyone tell the elevator occupants that they should have pushed the "emergency stop"?

[Delbert]

Too bad he wasn't more headstrong. I mean that is no way to get ahead in a company.

[CedarDave]

From the article:

Elevators and escalators kill about 30 and injure about 17,100 people each year in the United States, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

With statistics like that the public interest groups (e.g. Ralph Nader) need to lobby to ban both of these dangerous people-movers. Besides, don't ya know it's healthier to take the stairs, anyway?

[Mr. K]

"Elevators and escalators kill about 30 and injure about 17,100 people each year in the United States, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Consumer Product Safety Commission."

we need mandatory elevator control

[CedarDave]

Groan...

[Delbert]

Reportedly he was a great doctor with a good head on his shoulders.

[Luke Skyfreeper]

I don't know about anyone else, but I personally don't find your "humor" funny.

This was a ghastly, horrible event that took the life of a good, decent human being in one of the most horrible ways imaginable. I simply can't imagine what this young doctor's friends and relatives are going through today -- not to mention the lady who was trapped in the elevator and witnessed his death.

[Grig]

As Weird Al said:


Why'd I have to go and get myself decapitated?
This really is a major inconvenience, oh man, I really hate it
Such a drag now... Can't eat, I can't breathe, I can't snore
I can't belch or yodel anymore
Can't spit or blow my nose or even read Sports Illustrated
Oh no
Why'd I have to go and get myself all mutilated? (Yeah yeah)
I gotta tell ya, life without a head kinda makes me irritated
What a bummer
Can't blink, I can't cough, I can't sneeze
But my neck is enjoyin' a pleasant breeze now
Haven't been the same since my head and I were separated
No no no

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

Only the police should have elevators.

[EggsAckley]

Yea, well, I searched the forum & didn't find it, so I posted it. Of course, posting anything here is getting to be almost as bad as posting on Usenet, what with the flames and trolls and all.

My post wasn't hostile. Yours is. Who's the flamer/troll here, newbie?

[1rudeboy]

HOUSTON -- A surgical resident was killed when an elevator malfunctioned and decapitated him, authorities said.

Hitoshi Nikaidoh, 35, was stepping into a second-floor elevator at Christus St. Joseph Hospital Saturday morning when the doors suddenly closed, pinning his shoulders. His head was severed when the elevator car moved upward.

A hospital employee witnessed the accident and spent about 20 minutes trapped inside the elevator before firefighters rescued her. She was treated for shock in the hospital's emergency room, hospital spokeswoman India Chumney Hancock said.

Harris County medical examiners were conducting an inquiry into the accident. Police said earlier that maintenance crews had worked on the elevators during the week.

The entire elevator bank was pulled from operation until the investigation is complete.

Nikaidoh graduated in 2003 from the University of Texas-Houston Medical School.

Elevators and escalators kill about 30 and injure about 17,100 people each year in the United States, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

[TheBattman]

"Stop" was not written in Spanish....

Either that or shock froze the occupant....

[Badray]

"Elevators and escalators kill about 30 and injure about 17,100 people each year..."

I know that is what the article stated, but it should read like this:

Stupidity kills about 30 and injures about 17,100 people each year while riding elevators and escalators.

[Dog Gone]

The doctor did nothing stupid here.