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Elevators are so common that we barely think about them.

But they can be extremely dangerous both to riders and the workers who install and fix them. If something went wrong and you suffered an elevator injury, make sure to seek the maximum compensation to help you recover.

Elevator doors can open without the car arriving, causing falls. Riders who try to crawl out of stuck elevator cars can be crushed if the car moves. Cables can snap. Circuits can send out electrical shocks. Workers can fall down shafts.

Injuries from elevators are often catastrophic, with a high risk of amputations or even death.

Elevators—and escalators, too—account for 17,000 injuries and more than 30 deaths every year, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Proving who’s at fault when an elevator fails can be tricky. Was it installed incorrectly? Did the manufacturer supply faulty equipment? Did workers around elevators ignore safety protocols?

At Horenstein, Nicholson & Blumenthal (HNB), our experienced team of Ohio construction accident and elevator accident lawyers knows how to reconstruct an event that led to serious injury.

We call on experts to examine the mechanics and circumstances and find out what really went wrong and who is responsible.

If you work in construction or elevator maintenance, or were simply riding when you were hurt, our Ohio workers’ compensation and personal injury lawyers can help you get your life back.

HNB has helped thousands of Ohioans for over 40 years.

If you live in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, or anywhere in Ohio, we want you to say, “Helping me, that’s HNB.”

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    How Do Elevator Injuries Happen?

    Certain workers are specially trained to install, maintain and repair elevators in Ohio. Despite all that experience, accidents still happen.

    It’s a dangerous job, and most of the fatalities associated with elevators are from workers repairing or installing them.

    If you work with elevators, you know it’s complicated machinery. You’re often working at great heights over an open shaft. When accidents happen, injuries can be severe, including:

    Most elevators have extensive safety features to keep passengers from being hurt—door sensors, brakes, emergency alarms. It’s illegal in Ohio to tamper with them or allow an elevator to operate when they aren’t working.

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that elevators receive annual safety inspections and monthly checks by a building owner’s designated personnel.

    When something goes wrong, they should call a maintenance expert to make the repair. Workers are at risk of injury when they’re working above or below elevator cars and in open shafts.

    Employers must ensure their elevator maintenance workers and installers have the training and safety guidelines they need.

    Workers need to know whether a particular elevator shaft, pit or vault is considered a confined space, which may require extra permitting to work there.

    Employers are responsible to satisfy certain safety rules in workplaces—otherwise an injured worker may have a claim for greater workers’ comp benefits under a “Violation of Specific Safety Requirements” or VSSR.

    Who is responsible for an elevator accident can be a hard question to untangle.

    Figuring that out will determine what benefits or settlements you can be awarded after an injury.

    At HNB Law, our team of knowledgeable elevator accident lawyers can help you make the best decisions to get what you need to recover and get back to work.

    We’ll take the first look at your case for free.

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    Who Is Responsible for An Elevator Accident?

    Proving liability in an elevator accident can be a real challenge. Many factors come into play.

    • Was the injured person working on the elevator?
    • Was the injured person a visitor to the building who happened to be riding the elevator?
    • Was the elevator defective in some way?
    • Did the building owner properly maintain the elevator and stick to a consistent inspection schedule?
    • Did a company working on the elevator properly secure the site?

    When an elevator installer or maintenance worker is hurt, Ohio has a workers’ compensation system that can help cover medical bills and lost wages.

    Ohio is a no-fault state when it comes to on-the-job injuries, so you can’t sue your employer for your injury. Likewise, your employer can’t blame you under regular workers’ comp rules, but your employer can argue you were at fault if you’re making a VSSR claim against them.

    There are circumstances where a personal injury lawsuit is an option. In those cases, you can win additional compensation for pain and suffering, but you have to prove negligence or recklessness.

    Ohio is a comparative negligence state, meaning you must prove the at-fault party is at least 50 percent responsible to win compensation—and the compensation is lowered if you are partially at fault.

    If the elevator was defective, you can pursue a claim against its manufacturer. If the building owner neglected elevator maintenance, you may have a premises liability claim.

    If the contractor working on the elevator did not follow all the safety precautions, such as when there’s an open shaft, they may be responsible for creating an unsafe work environment.

    Determining who’s at fault is the focus of an elevator accident lawyer.

    At HNB, we fight to make sure you get the most compensation available under Ohio’s workers’ compensation laws. And we know the intricacies of pursuing a personal injury claim.

    In fact, we’ve won more than $500,000,000.00 million in awards, benefits and settlements for Ohioans injured at work, on the roads, or due to any type of negligence by other people. 

    Give us a call today and we can help you put your elevator accident injury, the pain and the stress, behind you, so you can look forward to better days.

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