Board 8 > 7 y/o Boy was Crushed by a HOUSE ELEVATOR in North Carolina!!!!

Topic List
Page List: 1
mrduckbear
07/14/21 9:42:19 PM
#1:


Have you ever been in a house that had an "elevator" before?


A 7 y/o boy was killed while on family vacation after he got caught between the inner and outer elevator and was crushed!!

It happened at a BEACH HOUSE in North Carolina renting for about 14,000 a week as it comes just days when federal regulators pushed elevator manufacturers to block th gap bthat allows children to fit between the doors

Police were called at around 7pm after receiving reports of a child trapped in an elevator

When they arrived, teh boy was trapped between the bottom of the elevator car and the home's upper door frame

They tried to resuscitate the boy but were unsuccessful and was pronounced dead at the scene

The family was visiting from Ohio and had just arrived to begin their vacation...

Sheriff Melton said they aren't sure how it happened and stated "The child was entrapped in the doors. We were able to free him but his head and neck were crushed by the elevator. He died of traumatic injuries sustained in the elevator mishap"

This is the first elevator death he has ever witnessed in his lifetime as they are rare but experts say this is exactly why these gaps need to be resolved for accidents like this and the elevator industry was aware of this for decades but never acted upon it when it is a simple fix of just $100

But when the feds pushed for safety improvements in 2019, they received backlash from officials stating and said the problem was complicated and not their responsibility

At least 8 children were killed in elevator entrapments since 1981 though elevators inside houses is rare with only 100K-200,000 homes that have them

Have you ever seen an elevator inside a house before?

https://i.imgur.com/7UBnGd1.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/7JdjpWw.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/OO8mKSj.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/LMstwTO.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/qe13sNO.jpg
---
The Users have Spoken. News Will Continue...For Now
... Copied to Clipboard!
Waluigi1
07/15/21 1:15:47 AM
#2:


mrduckbear posted...
renting for about 14,000 a week
Cannot comprehend

---
PSN, and GT: Waluigi1
Switch FC: SW-6848-3841-9099
... Copied to Clipboard!
TomNook
07/15/21 2:51:34 AM
#3:


Waluigi1 posted...
Cannot comprehend
Spoken like a peasant who doesn't have a house elevator.

---
Bells, bells, bells!
... Copied to Clipboard!
Colegreen_c12
07/15/21 9:06:47 AM
#4:


mrduckbear posted...
Have you ever seen an elevator inside a house before?

concidentally my grandfather's boss (a really rich guy) died by walking into an elevator shaft in his own home, only the elevator wasn't on that floor.

Basically having an elevator in a home is usually a bad idea because they both dont seem to have the same safety regulations and are usually not properly maintained

---
DPOblivion beat us all.
... Copied to Clipboard!
azuarc
07/15/21 9:12:54 AM
#5:


Waluigi1 posted...
Cannot comprehend

The house looks amazing. I can see how you might rent for the week with a group. 14k is still steep, yes, but it's a lot less intimidating when it's split 5 ways. My sister pays something in that range each year for her vacation at the shore. Some people really do have more money than they know what to do with, though, so I don't doubt there are single rentors.

What does not look amazing is the surrounding neighborhood. That aerial shot looks like they just plunked a luxury mansion down in the middle of scrub forest. I'm going to assume that what I'm actually seeing is light forestation near the beach and that the path at the bottom is connecting to a boardwalk, because if this is a tourist town then this all makes a lot more sense.

---
Only the exceptions can be exceptional.
... Copied to Clipboard!
DeepsPraw
07/15/21 10:46:32 AM
#6:


I saw footage of this, or at least an identical case. pretty chilling stuff

---
pepsi for tv-game
... Copied to Clipboard!
Llarian
07/19/21 11:36:28 AM
#7:


Reminds me of the child's death at the Sun Dial, a revolving restaurant in Atlanta. It no longer rotates as far as I know.

---
Come on, John darling, they won't boo me.
-Sybil Thorndike
... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List
Page List: 1