{"id":4821,"date":"2015-02-05T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T16:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=4821"},"modified":"2015-02-05T07:59:48","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T13:59:48","slug":"1-million-settlement-reached-injury-elevator-worker-safety-malfunction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/1-million-settlement-reached-injury-elevator-worker-safety-malfunction\/","title":{"rendered":"$1 Million Settlement Reached for Injury to Elevator Worker Because of Safety Malfunction"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><\/h3>\n<p>A 33-year-old elevator mechanic\u2019s helper (known only as C.E.) was working on top of a traction elevator in an apartment building in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.broward.org\/Pages\/Welcome.aspx\">Broward County, Fla. <\/a>Before starting, the elevator mechanic\u2018s helper engaged a safety stop switch to prevent the elevator cab from moving. When C.E. was holding onto a guide rail with his right dominant hand and preparing to cross to an adjacent elevator, the elevator cab which he was standing on moved upward, suddenly and at a high rate of speed. Three wheels that move the elevator ran over C.E.\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n<p>C.E. suffered crushed injuries to the right hand, including partial severance of his ring finger and injuries leading to amputation of his pinky finger. C.E. underwent more than a dozen surgeries to repair the damage to his hand. He later developed complex <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ninds.nih.gov\/disorders\/reflex_sympathetic_dystrophy\/detail_reflex_sympathetic_dystrophy.htm\">regional pain syndrome <\/a>that was diagnosed to be permanent and caused swelling, burning and electric-shock-like pain and required pain medication. Worker\u2019s compensation paid approximately $750,000 in past medical expenses and earnings.<\/p>\n<p>C.E. retrained himself to use his left hand. He returned to work about 4 \u00bd years after the incident and became an elevator inspector. He was later laid off. He since has obtained work as a security guard.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/1-million-settlement-reached-injury-elevator-worker-safety-malfunction\/#more-4821\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 33-year-old elevator mechanic\u2019s helper (known only as C.E.) was working on top of a traction elevator in an apartment building in Broward County, Fla. Before starting, the elevator mechanic\u2018s helper engaged a safety stop switch to prevent the elevator cab from moving. 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