In parallel with the installation of Mitsubishi brand elevator equipment, facade work and installation of engineering communications are continuing at the facility. In total, 21 high-speed elevators ...

“Stupid safe,” Schafrik said of mining elevators. He declined to comment directly on the Colorado accident. Mines that operate as tourist attractions in Colorado must designate someone to inspect the ...

The Pennsylvania Senate passed legislation last week to improve elevator safety standards in Pennsylvania, according to the bill’s sponsor State Sen. Lisa Baker, R-20, Lehman Twp. “Eight years ...

The sheriff said authorities could rescue the trapped group by rope if necessary, but were hoping to get the elevator system safely working and to resolve the situation on Thursday night.

The elevator was descending into the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near the town of Cripple Creek when it had a mechanical problem around 500 feet (150 meters) beneath the surface, creating a ...

Twelve people were rescued on Thursday night after being trapped for about six hours at the bottom of a former Colorado gold mine when an elevator ... the transportation systems daily, according ...