Minneapolis Elevator Injury Lawyer

Incidents involving elevators kill about 30 and seriously injure about 17,000 people each year in the United States, according to data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The two major causes of death are falls and being caught in or between moving parts of the elevator. The potential causes of these injures include:

• unsafe design, manufacture or installation of the elevator
• improper maintenance
• failure to properly warn of the dangers of riding on elevators

Injuries to people working on or near elevators – including those installing, repairing, and maintaining elevators, and working in or near elevator shafts – account for 14-15 (almost half) of the deaths. Children and the elderly are particularly at risk for being injured on elevators. They don’t pay attention to where they are walking and can get caught by the doors or trip on the floor plates.

Our attorneys have assisted a number of clients who have been seriously injured by elevators. They are skilled, ethical litigators and have been named Super Lawyers many times by Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine and Law & Politics. If you have been injured by an elevator, contact an experienced elevator injury attorney at Terry, Slane & Ruohonen or call 612-362-0000 to speak directly to an attorney.