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Vertical
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6801 Marlboro
Pike
Forestville
Maryland 20747
1(800)447-3344
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Escalator
company must pay $16.9 million to boy who lost 3 toes |
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Thursday, May 21st,
1998, the Houston Chronicle reported that the jury found the escalator
maintenance company grossly negligent in the accident which caused a four
year old boy to loose three toes. The jury deliberated for eight hours
before before reaching a decision. They had yet to rule on punitive damages. |
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Escalator
rips off
girl’s
toes |
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Saturday, April
4th, 1998, the Orlando Sentinel reported that an 8 year old Michigan girl
had her toes ripped off when her sneaker was trapped by an escalator. The
girl was rushed to a nearby hospital where she underwent emergency surgery
on her right foot, but doctors were unable to reattach the toes. |
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Florida
officials form escalator safety task force |
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June 7th 1998, the
Tampa Tribune reported that Florida officials had formed an escalator task
force to identify hazards and increase awareness in wake of several high-profile
accidents. |
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Lawsuits
rise as elevator, escalator safety declines |
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July 26th,1998,
the Miami Herald reported that evelator and ecalator lawsuits are on the
rise as safety declines.
Several consultants and inspectors
were reported to have said that a big part of the problem is a decline
in maintenance. This was attributed to building owners opting for inexpensive
service, allowing companies to skimp on labor and repairs.
Kathy Davies, the mother of a
5 year old girl injured by a St. Petersburg escalator, was quoted as saying,
“To these big companies little fingers and toes are just the cost of doing
business.” |
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