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1. 5. 2019-08-22. In the lobby of a luxury high-rise building in New York City, a 30-year old man was crushed to death between an elevator car and the shaft wall when it unexpectedly plunged downwards while residents were attempting to enter and exit. Five other people who remained trapped in the car were injured.
A mine elevator fell 200m in the Impala Platinum mine shaft accident. [113] [114] Rustenburg, South Africa: 12 30 October 2008 An elevator plunged to the ground at a construction site. [115] Xiapu County, China: 12 2 June 1993 An elevator plunged to the ground from the 20th floor at a construction site. [116] North Point, Hong Kong: 11 25 April ...
An elevator accident occurred on 27 November 2023 at the Impala Platinum mine in Rustenburg, South Africa, when an ascending mine elevator fell 200 m down the number 11 shaft. [1] Eleven miners were killed on the scene and 75 injured, with a 12th and 13th miners dying later in hospital. [2] The elevator was stopped from falling further by ...
The Vaal Reefs mine disaster occurred on 10 May 1995 when an underground locomotive in the Vaal Reefs gold mine in South Africa fell into the mine shaft, hitting an elevator carrying mine workers, and causing it to plunge to the bottom of the shaft, killing 104 miners. [1] [2] It is the worst elevator accident in history.
Casualties of the September 11 attacks. The September 11 attacks were the deadliest terrorist attacks in human history, causing the deaths of 2,996 people, including 2,977 victims and 19 hijackers who committed murder–suicide. Thousands [a] more were injured, [3] [4] and long-term health effects have arisen as a consequence of the attacks.
Ground injuries. 24. On July 28, 1945, a B-25 Mitchell bomber of the United States Army Air Forces crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building in New York City while flying in thick fog. The crash killed fourteen people (three crewmen and eleven people in the building), and an estimated twenty-four others were injured.
Over the past two decades, more than 40,000 boys and girls in 16 states have gone through one of Slattery’s prisons, boot camps or detention centers, according to a Huffington Post analysis of juvenile facility data. The private prison industry has long fueled its growth on the proposition that it is a boon to taxpayers, delivering better ...
A paternoster in Prague Paternoster elevator in The Hague, when it was still in operation. A paternoster (/ ˌ p eɪ t ər ˈ n ɒ s t ər /, / ˌ p ɑː-/, or / ˌ p æ-/) or paternoster lift is a passenger elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments (each usually designed for two people) that move slowly in a loop up and down inside a building without stopping.