beer Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 A woman was crushed to death during a freak elevator accident when it began rising as she stepped into it.Two other people were injured in the horrific tragedy, which took place inside a 25-storey building in Manhattan's Madison Avenue.Officials said the 41-year-old woman, who has been named as Suzanne Hart, was halfway onto the elevator when it shot upwards without warning, its doors still open.She was pronounced dead at the scene. New York: The accident - which killed one and injured two others occurred around 10am today at 285 Madison Ave, between 40th and 41st streetsExterior: The front of the building, which houses advertising giants Y&R - the woman is believed to have worked thereThe networking site LinkedIn lists a Suzanne Hart as director of new business content and experience at advertising giants Young & Rubicam, who have their offices in the building.Fire officials believe the elevator fell at least two floors.The 41-year-old died after she was pinned between the elevator and shaft wall as the lift dragged her up two floors.The other two people were already on the elevator and suffered only minor injuries.They were taken to New York University Hospital, where they were treated for trauma.It is not yet known what caused the elevator to fail.The building is also home to several other advertising agencies including Blast Radius, Kang & Lee and BrandBuzz and Bravo. Building: The freak accident took place at the offices of Young and Rubicam - as well as other businesses - in the 25-storey buildingHigh rise: The building is 25 stories tall and is thought to have fallen two floorsWorkers were evacuated and some were crying as they came outside.Art director Lee Tripe told the New York Daily News he was riding in another elevator when the accident occurred.'I was going up in the elevator. I heard a loud crash, then I heard the alarm,' he said. 'Someone was pressing the alarm. I didn’t know what the hell was going on.'The building's elevators have received many safety violation citations over the years. The complaints were all dismissed by the New York City Department of Buildings, according to BIS records online. (source)This news was sad & tragic upon until the point when i readThe building's elevators have received many safety violation citations over the years. The complaints were all dismissed by the New York City Department of Buildings, according to BIS records online. Now I feel angry. This woman died in vain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonar Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Everything has to fail at some point, just not like this :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeetPirate Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 This happened to me once; as I was stepping into an elevator it started going up with the doors still open but luckily I swiftly jumped back out to avoid death. I never trust elevators after that, I take the stairs whenever possible. With one leg in and one leg out I was very lucky. Sadly this woman was not as lucky, I hope they do something about this to prevent others from getting hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beer Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 That is insane. I will think twice before taking an elevator next time, especially at old & shotty places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 ive had elevator doors open a little prematurely, but never something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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