How escalator accidents frequently occur
Strategies to prevent escalator accidents from occurring have not always appeared to be effective. At one airport, there were 175 accidents resulting in injuries between 2008 and 2014. At the same time, it’s claimed that only three escalator accidents at this same airport since 2008 have been blamed on mechanical problems.It appears that wheeled luggage is to blame for many of these accidents. Because so many of these accidents have occurred, inspectors...