Insurance Claims for an Elevator Accident

An advertising executive was killed today in New York City in a freak elevator accident and it is not yet clear what was responsible. But for sure, someone is going to pay, which is most likely the elevator accident insurance of the building.

Suzanne Hart, 41, reported to work today at the Y&R Advertising Agency with offices at the 26-story midtown Manhattan office tower, which was near the Grand Central Terminal.

There were already two other people inside the elevator when Hart stepped in. But her foot got stuck in the gap between the elevator door and the floor. Usually, elevators are not supposed to move if the door is still open. However, in this case, the elevator immediately moved up, dragging Hart along. She was crushed to her death between the two floors and the elevator was jammed. The two other passengers were not hurt but they were evaluated for psychological trauma after the accident that happened before their eyes.

According to Tony Sclafani, a spokesman for the building administration, the elevator was inspected only last June and there were no safety issues found. It did have a violation in 2003 but it was already corrected long ago.

Authorities are baffled with the accident and are still determining what caused the malfunction. Normally, elevators would not move up if their doors are open.

Hart was a director of business development at the Y&R Advertising. She lived in Brooklyn.

No matter how much elevator accident insurance they will be getting from the unfortunate incident, no amount of money can compensate for that.