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3 Top NYCHA Executives Face Criminal Charges Relating to 2015 Fatal Elevator Accident

On December 24, 2015 at approximately 4 p.m., Olegaio Pabon stepped into the elevator at a Bronx NYCHA development in New York City. Before he was completely inside, the elevator rocketed up trapping his leg and hand. He then fell on his head. He died from the resulting injuries. The fatal elevator accident was avoidable.

Elevator Shaft Falls: The Fatal Story of One Worker

Elevator accidents are more common than we think. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Consumer Product Safety Commission, incidents involving elevators and escalators kill about 30 and seriously injure about 17,000 Americans each year. Injuries to people working on or near elevators account for nearly half of these annual elevator-related deaths.

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