jkh, Our industry is amazingly good at keeping this info under wraps. As the inventor of the Time Out Jumper I have researched as many deaths and the cause of deaths in our industry as I can. And many injury and death results are placed under a gag order after a settlement has been reached where the company pays out but does not have to admit guilt or responsibility. And the injured party or next of kin has to remain silent as to cause, fault or the amount received!! As with Jumper left behind accidents how do you fix a problem that no one will admit to having. But I can tell you this these are not young inexperienced mechanics who are dying out there. These are 20 to 30 year men. It seems that a majority happen on OT call backs. And our death rate has to be increasing compared to 20 to 30 years ago when you may of heard of 1 or 2 guys dying a year. But where to get the statistic to prove or disprove this lies with the companies or the international. Are the death rates tied to hours of OT worked? I have more questions than answers but I do have my opinion. Tom Syberts pod cast The Elevator radio pod cast is a good source to look at as far back as his records go he catches the majority of elevator and escalator deaths and injuries.
Last edited by danzeitz; 05/27/15 07:10 PM.
