webfact Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 By Tanakorn Panyadee South Pattaya — A 57-year-old hotel maid fell down an elevator shaft at a Pattaya hotel and suffered serious injuries. Pol. Lt. Col. Saijai Kamchulla, an inspector at the Pattaya Police Station, and Sawang Boriboon rescue services rushed to Aya Boutique Hotel on Soi Baywalk in South Pattaya after being notified that a woman had plunged into an elevator shaft by accident and sustained serious injuries on Friday, September 2nd. Aya Boutique was a six-storey hotel. The victim was trapped in a shaft on the second floor and was crying for help. Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/03/hotel-maid-falls-down-elevator-shaft-in-pattaya-and-suffers-serious-injuries/ -- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-05 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Falling down a hole is your fault as a once visiting friend of mine found out a basket of fruit will be on its way if the poor lady survives nothing if she doesn't is my guess???? 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 2 hours ago, webfact said: the victim did not look properly and took a step when the elevator was still between the third and second floors Maybe she was unwell. Possible suicide attempt. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post plus7 Posted September 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2022 Guys, Probably you've seen elevator usage rule that may seem funny: "When door opened, make sure elevator is here too" Sometimes door opens without elevator arrived and people step-in automatically. It happens periodically. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Photoguy21 Posted September 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2022 How did she get into the elevator shaft to start with? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoePai Posted September 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2022 1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said: Maybe she was unwell. Possible suicide attempt. Doubt it - staring at her phone and not looking 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Unbelievable, but they will blame her 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 I know. It´s hard to see when the floor is missing. Happened to me 4 times already. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikeymike100 Posted September 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2022 Even with manual doors the inner door should not open unless the elevator is there surely, isnt there some kind of safety device? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mickyr55 Posted September 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2022 You do know that you're in Thailand?, safety device!!!! ???????????????? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpaintpot Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 47 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said: Even with manual doors the inner door should not open unless the elevator is there surely, isnt there some kind of safety device? No mention of inner door - quite beievable that it was an expensive unnecessary option! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted September 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2022 So many ways to die or get serious injuries here ,just because things aren't done right , until victims receive some serious compensation ,nothing will change . regards worgeordie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 They seriously did not leave the doors jammed open and without barriers on an elevator shaft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Could have been cleaning some part(s) of the shaft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoguy21 Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 5 hours ago, plus7 said: Guys, Probably you've seen elevator usage rule that may seem funny: "When door opened, make sure elevator is here too" Sometimes door opens without elevator arrived and people step-in automatically. It happens periodically. Never seen it as the opening depends on the operation of a microswitch inside the shaft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scorecard Posted September 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2022 2 hours ago, mickyr55 said: You do know that you're in Thailand?, safety device!!!! ???????????????? No we don't do safety devices, you think too much. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Enoon Posted September 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2022 16 minutes ago, scorecard said: No we don't do safety devices, you think too much. ............because we have these: 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: Unbelievable, but they will blame her No need to. Forum members already did enough of that... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ71 Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 7 hours ago, IAMHERE said: Could have been cleaning some part(s) of the shaft. I make sure my shaft is always clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 I’ve seen this, kind of.... an elevator was being serviced, a couple of staff around but they weren’t really paying attention and didn’t look as if they were going to stop me entering as I approached the elevator. I got about 3 meters away, Initially it was shock as my brain disbelieved my eyes... ’theres something wrong with the floor in this elevator and why is it so dark ?'.... Now, whenever I’m with someone I notice how they rarely look down when entering an elevator. Its something I’ve taught my son... Stop, look down and where you are going first. ----- So... to answer the questions, how did she not see.... I think that part is fairly easy (surprisingly enough). The other part of this... the security / safety part of the outer elevator door simply failed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jastheace Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 10 hours ago, Gottfrid said: I know. It´s hard to see when the floor is missing. Happened to me 4 times already. and it's not even 2 a.m. yet.....???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffersLos Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Just what exactly is going on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan O Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 12 hours ago, plus7 said: Guys, Probably you've seen elevator usage rule that may seem funny: "When door opened, make sure elevator is here too" Sometimes door opens without elevator arrived and people step-in automatically. It happens periodically. How exactly did the door open? Typical elevator doors are locked unless the elevator is on the floor in question. The lock is triggered to open by the presence of the elevator as a safety feature. Doors dont just open on there own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Dan O said: How exactly did the door open? Typical elevator doors are locked unless the elevator is on the floor in question. The lock is triggered to open by the presence of the elevator as a safety feature. Doors dont just open on there own. I’ll take a wild stab in the dark on this one and suggest a failure of the ‘safety feature’ you mention ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, JeffersLos said: Just what exactly is going on here? I’ll take a wild stab in the dark on this one too and suggest administering first aid and attempting extracting the lady from the elevator... Edited September 5, 2022 by richard_smith237 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan O Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said: I’ll take a wild stab in the dark on this one and suggest a failure of the ‘safety feature’ you mention ! The lock is mechanical on most all elevators and doors are spring loaded to close. You need a key to open the mechanical locking device to open doors. The elevator in question was most likely being repaired and the doors were open to access the top of the car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 poor thing .... she'll probably get shaftered by the building admin, I hope she can lift her self up and recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksidedude Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Hope she is ok, i find thai people dont look at the big picture especially driving they see a green light ahead and they focus on that where they should be looking left and right to make sure there is nothing running a red light, how you can miss not seeing an elevator at the floor is beyond me must have just been looking at her phone and just fell down the shaft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Darksidedude said: Hope she is ok, i find thai people dont look at the big picture especially driving they see a green light ahead and they focus on that where they should be looking left and right to make sure there is nothing running a red light, how you can miss not seeing an elevator at the floor is beyond me must have just been looking at her phone and just fell down the shaft It was an open door she had walked through a thousand times before, or even gone into backwards with her maids cart in front of her. The phone is a good example of how people do not pay attention to where they are going, and expect others to move out of their way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 15 hours ago, IAMHERE said: Could have been cleaning some part(s) of the shaft. In Thailand? Out of sight; out of mind. Thais do not believe in expending energy on stuff like servicing and/or cleaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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