美國波斯頓致人死亡電梯事故中未發現設備故障

據WBZ4 CBS Boston在10月23日報道，一名州檢查員十分肯定，在波士頓發生的一起導致一名婦女死亡的電梯事故，并不是由電梯設備故障引起。在9月14日，奧爾斯頓一棟公寓樓內，一名婦女正試圖將一個大包裹搬進電梯，事故就發生了。正當地下層的一名維修工人按鍵呼叫電梯時，這位婦女的包裹撞到了轎廂頂部的開關，使電梯轎廂即使在轎廂門打開時也可以移動。警方說，這名女子在墻和電梯之間被發現，且已死于窒息。檢查員的報告稱，沒有跡象表明電梯曾發生故障。而根據州內專業執照部門早前的記錄顯示，該電梯在3月26日進行了年度檢查，對開關鍵進行了維修并確認完成。該建筑啟用于1920年，但電梯使用年限尚不清楚。

NO MALFUNCTION FOUND IN FATAL ELEVATOR ACCIDENT

A state inspector has determined that an elevator accident in Boston that killed a woman was not the result of a malfunction, WBZ4 CBS Boston reported on October 23. In the September 14 accident, the woman was attempting to move a large package into an elevator in an apartment building in the Allston neighborhood. As a maintenance worker in the basement made an elevator call, the package struck a gate switch at the top of the car, which allowed it to move while the gate was open. The woman became pinned between the wall and the elevator and died as a result of traumatic asphyxia, police said. The inspector's report said, “there is no indication that any malfunction occurred with the elevator.” Earlier reports said records from the state Department of Professional Licensure showed the elevator underwent an annual inspection on March 26, and a stop switch was repaired and certified complete. The building dates to 1920, but the age of the elevator was unclear.