A woman was crushed to death on Wednesday by an elevator that began moving as she was stepping on board, authorities said.
The freak accident occurred mid-morning in a 25-story office building at 285 Madison Avenue, near Grand Central Terminal, according to the Fire Department of New York.
The woman was about halfway into the elevator when it shot upward, a fire department spokeswoman said. She was lifted up and crushed between the shaft and the elevator, she said.
The doors remained open as the elevator rose.
Two other people on board the elevator suffered minor injuries.
It was not immediately clear how far the elevator rose. The cause of the malfunction is under investigation.
Brenda
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:57 am
OMG... The picture in my mind is so not a good one... RIP
Strutz
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:01 pm
Major malfunction.
How horrible.
Robair
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:47 pm
Brenda wrote:
OMG... The picture in my mind is so not a good one...
I know. I was trying not to come up with mental images but you can't help it.
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:08 pm
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The woman was about halfway into the elevator when it shot upward, a fire department spokeswoman said. She was lifted up and crushed between the shaft and the elevator, she said.
That's some "Final Destination" shit right there.
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:39 pm
Yikes!
I was expecting something about losing weight or getting more exercise.
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:09 pm
There must be a lot of elevators shafts that are over 100 years old in NY right now. Most elevators are built to provide about 20 years of service and most of the old ones must have had complete overhauls because of code changes, but I wonder how many of them may have slipped through the cracks.
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