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Man opens elevator doors

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Wendy says, "Added to the Archive."


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WHAT WAS KNOWN AT THE TIME - www.abcactionnews.com

There are videos of him drinking vodka from plane and climbing artificial plants in the airport moments before his death.

TAMPA - The death of a man who fell into an elevator shaft at Tampa International Airport in March has been ruled an accident by the county Medical Examiner.

According to the report, 31- year-old Chad Wolfe "suffered complete dislocation of cerviical vertibre 5 & 6, with spinal cord laceration due to blunt impact to head and neck."

Investigators have determined that shortly after midnight on the 15th, Wolfe entered an elevator on the third floor of the main terminal that stopped on the seventh floor of the Short Term Parking Garage.

Later, Wolfe apparently forced open the elevator door to gain entry. He fell and landed on top of the elevator.

Inspection of the elevator shaft where Wolfe was found dead revealed a broken lock on the seventh floor door.

The State of Florida inspection report, dated March 18, said the failure posed an 'imminent' danger of falling.

Inspectors wrote, "Hoistway Door Locking Device failed to keep the hoistway door locked. During inspection the 7th floor hoistway doors opened when pulling doors in the open direction by hand. This poses an imminent danger to the riding public of falling, crushing and shearing."

Maintenance workers discovered the victim around 10:00 a.m., after reports that another elevator, adjacent to the one Chad took, had stopped functioning.

An empty prescription bottle was found with Wolfe. Toxicology results are still pending to determine if drugs or alcohol may have played a role in the accident.

Read more: http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_tampa/tampa-international-airport-elevator-shaft-death-ruled-an-accident#ixzz2cWadUiII

Submitted on 08/20/2013

Submitted by: Adam
Reference: Died March 18, 2013. Update 5/10/2013

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>> Moderator Scores <<

Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
Thanks, Adam, but abuse of drugs & alcohol is extremely commonplace, and the fact that there was a mechanical failure of the elevator door locking mechanism also doesn't help.


Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
What Bruce said.


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