According to the Center for Construction Research and Training, escalator and elevator accidents are responsible for nearly 30 deaths and 17,000 injuries each year in the United States.
Furthermore, people who work on or close to elevator shafts account for almost 50 percent of elevator fatalities, while the other 50 percent are caused by falls.
By definition, an elevator is a type of vertical transportation that moves people and objects between floors of structures and buildings with multiple layers. Unfortunately, elevators often cause severe injuries and deaths to people throughout the state of Georgia and across the United States each and every year.