Eight Killed After Construction Elevator Falls

The people who were in the elevator when it fell were immediately taken to hospitals, but none survived.

Mon July 18, 2016 - National Edition
Construction Equipment Guide

Eight people in an eastern Chinese city were killed when the construction elevator they were in plummeted from an apartment building, the local government said Sunday.

BEIJING (AP) - Eight people in an eastern Chinese city were killed when the construction elevator they were in plummeted from an apartment building, the local government said Sunday.

The Longkou city government in Shandong province said on its official microblog page that the elevator fell from the 18th story of the building under construction.

Eight people who were in the elevator when it fell Friday were immediately taken to hospitals but none survived, the government said.

Despite improvements in recent years, work safety remains a problem in China, where regulations are routinely ignored and cost-cutting by management often lead to accidents.

Today's top stories

Missouri's $284M Chester Bridge Under Construction

Reconstruction of Frank J. Wood Bridge in Maine Under Way

Mecalac Offers Telescopic Wheel Loader to Improve Stability, Mobility in Material Handling Applications

Oshkosh Corporation to Acquire AUSA

Buffalo Looks to Improve, Protect Ralph Wilson Park

Webuild Ready to Rebuild Collapsed Baltimore Bridge

Officials Break Ground On $300M Terminal 3 at O'Hare International

Chicago Bears Announce Plans for New Enclosed Stadium

Related...

Health and Safety

Read more about...

Health and Safety

Our Main Office

Construction Equipment Guide
470 Maryland Drive
Fort Washington, PA 19034
800-523-2200

About Us

Construction Equipment Guide covers the nation with its four regional newspapers, offering construction and industry news and information along with new and used construction equipment for sale from dealers in your area. Now we extend those services and information to the internet. Making it as easy as possible to find the news and equipment that you need and want.

Contents Copyrighted 2024, by Construction Equipment Guide, which is a Registered Trademark, registered in the U.S. Patent Office. Registration number 0957323. All rights reserved, nothing may be reprinted or reproduced (including framing) in whole or part without written permission from the publisher. All editorial material, photographs, drawings, letters, and other material will be treated as unconditionally assigned for publication and copyright purposes and are subject to Construction Equipment Guide’s unrestricted right to edit and comment editorially. Contributor articles do not necessarily reflect the policy or opinions of this publication.

Read our privacy policy here.
Mastodon

39.96250 \\ -83.00610 \\ Columbus \\ PA