Yeah, In didn’t know there were 40 elevator deaths a year. That is inexcusable.
I wonder how many stair deaths per year.............
Here is an interesting bit of trivia from when a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building on 7/28/1945:
“and elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver was injured. After rescuers decided to transport her on an elevator which they did not know had weakened cables, it plunged 75 stories. She survived the plunge, which still stands as the Guinness World Record for the longest survived elevator fall recorded”
More New Yorkers die from elevators than from nucs
There are always going to be faults and flaws that result in mechanical failures and accidents. Look at the cranes in NYC that have failed. There will always be accidents but I still put incompetence, unethical and corrupt behavior on the part of someone, as the biggest contributing factor. Was the elevator serviced by an incompetent serviceman? Was it only paper inspected? Were corners cut on quality on the install? If the investigation finds a connected company or individual involved, it will be covered up. Believe it. I'm cynical of everything like this.