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RECORDS SHOW CHICAGO CITY HALL ELEVATOR REPAIRS GO UNDONE

In the wake of a pair of high-profile elevator entrapments in Chicago in November and December, a check of records show that City Hall elevators have repeatedly been cited for problems, CBS2 Chicago reports. According to the city’s own database, there are repeated citations since September that said the city “failed to maintain electric elevator equipment in safe and sound working condition.” The violations specifically concern cable guards in secondary areas that experts said protect workers from serious injuries. Other protective shortcomings include missing car-top handrails. One cited elevator apparently has gone unrepaired for nearly two years. A city spokesperson said City Hall elevators are safe and are undergoing modernization. Elevator consultant Richard Gregory of Vertex Industries said, “Chicago’s elevators, are in general, in good condition. It depends on the elevator maintenance company.”

Image credit: Chicago City Hall elevator By: TonyTheTiger.

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