Elevator accident kills hospital resident
Hospital Safety Connection, August 27, 2003
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A Houston surgical resident was killed August 16 when a hospital elevator malfunctioned and decapitated him, the Associated Press reports.
Hitoshi Nikadioh, 35, was stepping into a second-floor elevator at Christus St. Joseph Hospital when the doors suddenly closed, pinning his shoulders. His head was severed when the elevator car moved upward.
A hospital employee witnessed the accident and was trapped for about 20 minutes inside the elevator until firefighters rescued her. She was treated for shock in the hospital's emergency room.
Harris County medical examiners were investigating the accident. Police said maintenance crews had worked on the elevators during the week. The entire elevator bank was pulled from operation until the investigation is complete.
Elevators and escalators kill about 30 and injure about 17,100 people each year in the United States, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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