Otis on the subway again: Drive chain Broken Elevator retrograde

It's Otis again! April 2 around 8:20 A.M., Shanghai Subway Jingansi Station line Line 7 to transfer to the Line 2 line of the escalator elevator in the uplink process, a sudden retrograde, resulting in a number of passengers rolling down the elevator, resulting in more than 10 people injured. According to the site personnel, the accident occurred, most of the passengers in the back of the elevator, retrograde occurred after the passengers have fallen, squeezing each other to rub. One of the injured recalled that he was carrying a computer by the ladder, was suddenly under the passenger pressure below, because the incident suddenly, until the hospital was sent to find his leg injury. According to preliminary statistics, the accident caused 12 passengers injured, of which 1 female cervical dislocation injuries, and the scene of the elevator brand as follows: Otis. After the accident, Otis Elevator third party shipping insurance company rushed to the scene, more than 10 subway staff also in the hospital to appease the injured passengers. According to the doctor, the wounded are not life-threatening, except one injured slightly heavier, others are skin abrasions. The news was also confirmed by Shanghai Media person Sunk Jiong. 2nd afternoon, Sunke again, the micro-Bo said, the Quality Supervision Department boot inspection, found that the Department of Otis Escalator drive chain has been disconnected. At present, the chain has been submitted for inspection, the specific cause of the accident is waiting for authoritative departments issued a test report. This can not help but let people think of 2011 years of "7 5" incident. July 5, 2011, Beijing subway Line Line 4 Zoo Station A on the escalator suddenly reversed, causing the passengers on the elevator fell, squeeze, resulting in 1 boys died, many injured. In fact, whether escalator or straight ladder, the two years Otis elevator accident is never interrupted. Just today, the Changchun Evening News also reported that Mr. Wang told reporters that since he moved to his new house last October, he has experienced several times when the elevator appeared "slide", because the elevator "slide" and "biting" the frequency is high, Mr. Wang and other tenants usually up and down the elevator are in fear, And they use the elevator brand is also Otis. Interestingly, the accident at the same time, Otis's "Hundred City million schools" quality and safety education practice activities in the country more and more in full swing, "Quality no small things, security no shortcut." "Otis's president Zhang Weizun to Otis Elevator quality of the spur, in the constant" fright "before really appear a bit emboldened. According to the China Elevator Association, as of the end of 2011, China's elevator holdings reached 2.0106 million, and Otis in the Chinese market share of more than 20%. In such a high market share, Otis safety accident is caused people's worry, how to not let "elevator panic" again staged?