Almost all victims (94 percent) on escalators are injured by a fall. The victim is trapped in a few percent of the cases. Nevertheless, spokesperson Marjon Oosting of the Lift Institute doubts whether that percentage is not higher. “Unfortunately, we regularly see cases of crush on escalators,” she emphasizes. “Also among children.”
Three out of ten escalators (30 percent) end up in the hospital due to a bone fracture, but almost as many victims (28 percent) suffer brain injury.
Victim Hoofddorp
It is not known what injuries yesterday in Hoofddorp’s victim in Hoofddorp has not been known. A spokesperson for the Security Region only wanted to say that the child had been trapped with one hand between the escalator.
To free the child, the escalator had to be dismantled. Subsequently, the toddler was taken to the hospital urgently and under the supervision of motorcycle agents. How she is doing now is unknown. The emergency services make no statements about the condition of victims.
The police let NH know that they see no reason for investigation, because no criminal offenses have been committed and it is considered an accident.
Tips for safe escalator use
The Lift Institute, which is also committed to safe escalator use, emphasizes that children like to see escalators as a playground and calls on parents to keep a close eye on their children.
Read more under the Campaign video from 2022 of roll -out safety, an initiative of the Lift Institute.