New mother ‘chopped in half’ by hospital lift in freak accident

Anew mother was reportedly killed shortly after giving birth by being ‘chopped in half’ by a lift. The family of the 25-year-old mother-of-three have spoken of how she was being carried out on a stretcher when the lift malfunctioned and she was cut in two. Rocio Cortes Nunes was reportedly travelling from the second to the third floor
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A 22-year-old construction worker died after falling 20 feet down an elevator shaft at a Midtown job site Friday, police said. The worker fell two stories to the basement at 281 Fifth Ave. at E. 30th St. about 9:40 a.m. Medics rushed him to Bellevue Hospital, where he later died, officials said.   Source: nydailynews.com

DENVER (AP) — An elderly Colorado man found dead in a parking garage elevator had pushed the emergency button twice but got no response, police said. The decomposing body of 82-year-old Isaak Komisarchik was found last week after multiple residents of a Denver apartment complex reported a terrible stench. Elevator repair workers found the body.
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On June 21st and 22nd 2017, Fermator organized its biennial Open House in France. Even if an important heat wave struck the Paris area during those two days, many customers came to this major event. More than 120 people traveled from all around the country and Belgium. In the morning, the event attendees visited the
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The KaDeWe Group Relies on Otis throughout Germany Maintenance contract signed for approximately 180 installations BERLIN, July 25, 2017 — Since March 2017, Otis maintains all elevators and escalators for the most famous department stores in Germany – the KaDeWe in Berlin, the Oberpollinger in Munich and the Alsterhaus in Hamburg – which all belong to
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Project Introduction Solar impulse Solar Impulse is the brainchild of Swiss aviators, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg. Their aim is to fly a solar-powered airplane around the world by 2015. The piloted aircraft does not resemble a typical airplane. It has the wingspan of an Airbus but is around 100 times lighter. Probably the most
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Thyssenkrupp Elevator said that connecting their elevator to the Internet of Cloud is lifting their profits by milion of euros. The German industrial conglomerate is preparing to start selling connected elevators in six more countries this year after piloting the system in the United States, Germany and Spain, and aims to hook up at least
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ContiTech expands its production of elevator belts Hanover, June2017. A healthy order situation for heavy-duty timing belts and additional demand for the elevator industry are helping ContiTech to continue to grow. This is particularly noticeable at the Dannenberg location, where the opening ceremony for a new production hall was held in mid-June. In the future,
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TOKYO, April 17, 2017 – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced: The completion of a new elevator test tower at Mitsubishi Elevator Asia Co., Ltd. (AMEC), which produces elevators and escalators for markets outside Japan. The tower will be operable from June. AMEC, which established an R&D center in 2015 and a new factory last year, will use
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Schindler modernization for mid-rise elevators Using the latest technologies, Schindler can quickly and easily modernize older elevators in mid-rise buildings. The Schindler 6400 mid-rise elevator modernization package offers reliable technology with a streamlined process – from engineering and ordering, right through delivery and installation. Modernizing your mid-rise elevators with the Schindler 6400 package can improve
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