On Thursday, August 22, 2019, a man by the name of Samuel Charles Waisbren perished in a horrific elevator mishap at the Manhattan Promenade, a residence at 344 Third Ave. in Kips Bay. Unsettlingly, it has been claimed that the building’s owners recently received a fine for having unsafe elevator conditions.

According to the New York Times, when firefighters arrived on the site, they discovered Waisbren trapped between the elevator and the elevator shaft. There were several individuals on the elevator, and two of them got out when it stopped at the first floor, according to security footage from the lobby. When the elevator started to descend and the door started to close, Waisbren “stuck out his hand to try to stop the door from closing.” Unfortunately, however, the elevator continued to go down, and he was caught as he tried to exit to the lobby.

Unfortunately, despite the FDNY’s efforts to rescue Waisbren, he was declared dead at the spot. The numerous persons who have been adversely affected by this occurrence are in our thoughts and prayers, especially the friends and family of Samuel C. Waisbren, whose life was brutally and unexpectedly taken.

There are two elevators in the 23-story Manhattan Promenade building, which houses its tenants. But in May, inspectors from the NYC Department of Buildings “discovered that a safety feature on one of the elevators had been removed or tampered with,” and the building’s owner was penalized. The “door zone restrictor,” a safety mechanism, stops the door from opening widely while the elevator is moving between floors.

The elevator had to be shut off by the building until it could be fixed. However, in a startling turn of events, renters claimed to the New York Times that they were never informed of the issue and continued to use the elevator until it was shut down on Wednesday for a different problem.

Investigators have found that when this unfortunate event happened, the victim was not using the elevator that was the focus of the fine. The safety of the buildings the building business owns and maintains, however, is seriously questioned in light of the fact that ATA Enterprises, another building owned by the corporation, has previously been fined for having unsafe elevator conditions.

According to The New York Times, ATA Enterprises engaged an elevator maintenance business named American Elevator & Machine Corporation, to repair wiring on both elevators in the Manhattan Promenade just one month ago.

A bill that would have strengthened the licensing requirements for inspectors and technicians who operate on elevators in New York and established a statewide Elevator Safety and Standards Board was approved by the New York State Senate earlier this year. Although the Senate had approved the bill, Governor Andrew Cuomo had not yet received it or given his approval.

The severe anguish and sadness that Samuel Waisbren’s friends and family are currently experiencing as a result of this senseless, avoidable tragedy cannot be undone. It is hoped that those responsible for allowing this dangerous state to exist and then failing to address it will be held accountable in order to prevent such accidents from occurring in the future.

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