Escalators help consumers and residents everywhere move more efficiently up and down floors in a building. Yet, they pose a notable risk to its users. The National Library of Medicine has reported that over 10,000 accidents occur each year involving escalators seriously injuring someone. The frightening part is that they are often unforeseeable accidents that happen in a second. If you or a loved one was injured in an escalator accident, you may consider filing a premises liability lawsuit.
What types of escalator accidents are there?
Escalator accidents are typically malfunctions that can place humans in a helpless position where they are relying on this technology to complete a simple task. Commonly, escalators have been known to come to a sudden halt while moving, which can startle its user’s movement and cause them to fall one way or the other and result in serious falling injuries. This includes concussions or traumatic brain injury, bruises, broken bones, cuts, or scrapes. Another accident with similar results is when escalators change direction and cause its users to fall from the switch, as well.. Another type of accident is escalators crushing people’s extremities in the moving parts or where the steps meet the floor. This can obviously cause some serious crushing injuries such as internal injuries, cuts, broken bones, or bruising.
Statistics have noted that people most vulnerable to escalator accidents are the elderly and children. The elderly are particularly vulnerable since escalators move at a relatively fast, fixed pace. They may find it rather difficult to keep up with, and trip and fall as a result while getting off of the escalator. Children are more susceptible to injury since their small body and extremities can easily be caught in the escalator, as discussed above.
Who is liable?
Depending on the circumstances, you may sue the escalator manufacturer or the property owner on which the accident occurred. Perhaps the escalator had not been properly maintained or inspected, or the escalator was fundamentally, poorly built. Either way, premises liability laws allow you to sue the property owner for an injury that occurred on their property.
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