Did you know there are more than 50,000 escalators and 900,000 elevators in the US?  Each elevator services an average of 20,000 people every year. The number doesn’t sound that crazy considering how much we depend on them to get to-and-from work every day. But have you stopped to consider how dangerous these seemingly safe elevators can be? Every year, nearly 30 people lose their lives in elevator-related accidents. There are dozens of different ways an elevator can malfunction and the passengers inside can get injured. Here are a few ways an elevator can cause injuries:

• A mechanical breakdown or malfunction in the pulley

Escalators are ubiquitous in a modern society such as ours. You can find them everywhere – from airports to train stations, hotels, shopping malls, and arenas. As a result, not many people are actually aware of the risks they pose. Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that every year, at least 30 people are killed and thousands of people are injured in accidents involving escalators. Studies also show that escalator accidents are not reported to the authorities in some cases, so the actual number of fatalities and injuries could be higher. Rosenberg, Minc, Falkoff & Wolff law firm, based in Brooklyn, New