Jonathan Fairfield Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Maid injured as Prachuap hotel lift tumbles to ground from fourth floor Image: Sanook A maid at a downtown Prachuap Khiri Khan hotel was left injured after a service lift plunged to the ground yesterday. Phannee, about 50, had been collecting laundry on the fourth floor when she entered the lift at the back of the hotel, that was not named. Medics from 1699 Prachuap Rescue treated her at the scene where it was discovered she had a broken left ankle. She was then ferried to the local hospital. Sanook reported that a snapped cable was lying on the top of the lift and that an investigation was underway. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-09-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Seems lifts of buildings in Thailand can remain in operation without annual certification by licensed engineers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docshock13 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Very lucky woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) Second incident we've heard of in a short period. It IS difficult with these new things and maybe they'll need some maintenance too ??? ( ehh what's that ??) I'm waiting in fear for the high speed trains OMG Hope for a speedy recovery for the maid ! Edited September 11, 2017 by Boss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie11950 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Normally lifts will have a safety mechanism, that stops it dropping, should the cable break. Normally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Seems to be a pattern developing here - still first time bad luck, second time coincidence ... wàtch this space. 19 minutes ago, aussie11950 said: Normally lifts will have a safety mechanism, that stops it dropping, should the cable break. Normally! Well, give them time, they've only been around for 120 years: 'Elevators also have a safety brake that is attached to the underside of the car. This is the innovation that made the passenger elevator possible when it was unveiled at the 1853-54 World’s Fair in New York. "Before Elijah Otis invented the safety brake, elevators were only used for freight," Marvin says. "Ropes broke sometimes, and without any backup it would be crazy for a passenger to take that chance.” ' (Brian Palmer, 10 June 2013, Washington Post ) Makes me wonder if the service lift wasn't designed for people at all, and was only meant to be used for freight, after all - "without any backup it would be crazy for a passenger to take that chance". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goonnerone Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 33 minutes ago, aussie11950 said: Normally lifts will have a safety mechanism, that stops it dropping, should the cable break. Normally! It did' it was called the ground floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 5 hours ago, trogers said: Seems lifts of buildings in Thailand can remain in operation without annual certification by licensed engineers. Lol... annual what by whom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) Was this a Hua Hin hotel? Why not give the name of the hotel?!!!! (as the article was in Thai...sorry!) Wish the poor girl a fast recovery...and hope that they make the hotel pay fully for her treatment and give her a hefty compensation....after all the hero said: justice is for all - rich and poor, now, didn't he??!!! Edited September 11, 2017 by observer90210 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 3 hours ago, aussie11950 said: Normally lifts will have a safety mechanism, that stops it dropping, should the cable break. Normally! Thailan no need. Thai lift velly goo. Plus it was the maid's fault for carrying too much laundry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 On 9/11/2017 at 10:53 AM, docshock13 said: Very lucky woman. remarkably so, 4 floors up; not much padding in an elevator, amounts to a steel box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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