TORONTO — From bumps and bruises to amputations and even death, data suggests elevators in Canada are proving increasingly dangerous. The TSSA data shows the number of incidents more than doubled between 2011 and 2016, rising at an average rate of about 14 per cent a year. “Man got legs pinned between car and hall sill, amputation of legs,” the report states. No injuries,” one report states. “Bottom right side of controller had flames that melted wires,” one report states.

Source: National Post May 15, 2017 03:11 UTC