Frequently, the "elevator to eat people" incident

● On July 10, a 53-year-old man opened a small door next to the elevator when he went to the toilet at an entertainment venue in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, and fell into the elevator shaft. There were no signs of life when the next day was discovered.

●On July 15th, the elevator of Huayang International Building in Shenyang, Liaoning Province slipped from the 27th floor to the 1st floor. After the incident, 12 people were injured to varying degrees.

● On July 26, an escalator accident occurred between the 6th and 7th floors of the Jingzhou Anliang Department Store in Hubei Province, causing a 31-year-old woman to die.

● On July 27, a 1-year-old boy’s left arm was involved in an escalator and was disabled in Sun Plaza, Luzhou, Guangxi.

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37 people died in the elevator last year

According to the official website of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, as of the end of 2014, the total number of elevators in China has reached 3.6 million units, and the growth rate is about 20% per year. The number of elevators, annual output and annual growth are the highest in the world. Elevator safety incidents have occurred from time to time.

On the 28th, the reporter interviewed the person in charge of the relevant departments of the Special Equipment Safety Supervision Bureau of the AQSIQ. The person in charge said that according to statistics, there were 49 elevator accidents in the country last year and 37 people died.

According to the analysis of the accident, among the 37 people who died, 18 were elevator operators and managers, and the rest were passengers. Of the 49 accidents, 21 were caused by illegal use, such as 4 violations of the use of the triangular key, 4 deaths; after the elevator failure, the passenger should wait for the rescue in the car, but the passenger broke the car in violation of the rules, 9 accidents died 8 People; due to the accident caused by the equipment itself, the focus is on the failure of the brake and escalator drive chain.

The person in charge said that daily maintenance is very important and should be maintained every 15 days according to regulations, but the current maintenance market is affected by low-price competition and the service quality is low.

Increased aging elevators in the north

The person in charge also said that although the accident probability is not large, the elevator failure is more frequent. According to the information of the 96333 elevator emergency disposal platform that has been established by the local quality inspection system, 11 cities completed and operated in the first half of this year covered a total of 530,000 elevators in use, handling more than 23,000 faults, and saving more than 120 passengers per day. In particular, since there are more elevators newly added in China after 2003, these concentrated elevators will be concentrated and aging. The aging elevators in the north, upper and wide areas continue to increase, and the safety risks will be even greater.

"It is a headache that the main body of the old residential elevator is not clear, and the equipment is aging and there is no money to repair it," he said.

110,000 hidden danger elevators nationwide

At the beginning of this year, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine deployed an elevator safety supervision conference to investigate the use of elevators and promote the establishment of a long-term mechanism. As of the end of June, the national elevator use and maintenance unit self-check elevators totaled 2.369 million units, and found 111,000 elevators with hidden dangers. Among the elevators with hidden dangers, 79,000 units have been rectified. The next step is the key supervision stage. If it cannot be rectified in time, the problem elevator file will be established and the timely rectification will be urged. For the government that cannot be rectified, it is supervised by the government.