Dr. Decapitated By Faulty Elevator At St Joseph Hospital

Houston Chronicle ^ | August 17, 2003 | Peggy O'Hare

[neb52]

(Shrugs) dunno. I could try to ask, but don't know how far I would get or who I would talk to. Trammel Crow handles the property Management, so I guess this would be under their domain.

[neb52]

There is probably a lot of truth to that, but I don't know of any figures to back that for Texas Hospitals.

[oceanperch]

I was thinking the same thing.

The carney guy who was scalped and them fell to his death.

[oceanperch]

Ruh Roh Don't get me started wih the dog pics.

http://community.webtv.net/YaquinaBay/OregonCoastal

[brianl703]

Call the county or city (or state,if it's handled at that level) to see if they have a record of when the elevators at the building were last inspected. You could probably also make a complaint which will cause them to do an inspection.

Or, check in the elevator to see if the elevator inspection certificates are posted. If not most jurisdictions/states require posting a notice stating where the certificates are available to be viewed (by the public).

[VOA]

Jesus' response to "why do bad things happen to good people" was "the amazing thing
is when bad things DON'T happen."

Thanks for your amplification on the passage.

Funny, I had just happened across a print-out of that passage while cleaning my desk
the same day I saw the thread about the doctor's mishap.

And it IS amazing that passage isn't the core text for more sermons. Maybe lots of
preachers think it's too sobering in it's portrayal of real life for the average parishioner.

[Eaker]

Ruh Roh Don't get me started wih the dog pics.

Everybody's dog is the cutest!!

[JohnDough]

Get a grip stupid. His head was severed, Not a decapitation. Irrelevant, But autopsy reveals that the doctors B.A.C. was .10 he was legally drunk. And that is straight from HoustonChronicle.com "On Monday, however, the Harris County medical examiner's office told the Associated Press that an autopsy showed the doctor died of multiple blunt force injuries to his head and body, and that part of his head was severed."

[John W]

Wiring Blamed in Doctor's Elevator Death

By Associated Press

September 26, 2003, 12:20 AM EDT


HOUSTON -- Faulty wiring caused a hospital elevator to malfunction, leading to the death of a doctor caught in its closing doors, according to a state report released Thursday.

Dr. Hitoshi Nikaidoh, 35, a surgical resident, died last month after he got on the elevator and the doors suddenly closed, pinning his shoulders. His head was severed when the elevator began to rise.

Ron Steele, Texas' chief elevator inspector, said a single misconnected wire disabled safety systems that would have kept the door from closing and the elevator from ascending. A final report will be issued by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

A maintenance company had been working on the elevator at Christus St. Joseph Hospital for four days before the incident. The victim's family is suing Kone Inc., seeking unspecified damages.

Vice president Mike Lubben said Kone still was reviewing the state report but its own investigation concluded that a wire in an electrical panel was incorrectly connected.

"We offer our deepest condolences to the family of Dr. Nikaidoh," Lubben said.

This month, the hospital dismissed Kone from doing its elevator maintenance.
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