The OSHA records I have found state about 32 deaths a year on elevators and that normally over half those deaths are people working on the equipment. I do not say elevator men because a lot are building maintenance workers or owners. The main cause of death from my research is crushing and falling with some electrocutions. From what I can gather there is a death every 3 years from Jumpers being left behind. Mind you this is on the deaths where you can find what is listed as the cause. OSHA states that for every death there is about 2000 injuries so the math is simple after that. I believe one reason our industry is so overlooked on cause of death is that we are such a safe form of transportation. Any other industry that transport the public every death or major injury is investigated by a team of experts with a full report of the findings. Try and find that with our industry.
