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<p>By utilising data from official sources, a statistical analysis was made on the elevator accidents that occurred in China during the period 2002 to 2019 on five aspects namely elevator type, occurrence stage, casualty’s identity, accident type and accident causes. The main purpose is to use the frequency and correlation among related factors to evaluate crucial causes, and to prevent similar accidents among technicians and users. Based on the statistical results and discussion, some proposals were put forward to the management of the responsible authorities for accident investigation and prevention of similar elevator accidents in the future.</p>
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By utilising data from official sources, a statistical analysis was made on the elevator accidents that occurred in China during the period 2002 to 2019 on five aspects namely elevator type, occurrence stage, casualty’s identity, accident type and accident causes. The main purpose is to use the frequency and correlation among related factors to evaluate crucial causes, and to prevent similar accidents among technicians and users. Based on the statistical results and discussion, some proposals were put forward to the management of the responsible authorities for accident investigation and prevention of similar elevator accidents in the future.

Statistical analysis of typical elevator accidents in China from 2002 to 2019

School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences

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By utilising data from official sources, a statistical analysis was made on the elevator accidents that occurred in China during the period 2002 to 2019 on...

Statistical analysis of typical elevator accidents in China from 2002 to 2019

Published Online: Aug 25, 2021

Page range: 193 - 208

Received: Jan 20, 2021

Accepted: Apr 11, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amns.2021.2.00003

Keywords
elevator, accident, casualty, statistics, safety

© 2021 Shengnan Lan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Statistical analysis of typical elevator accidents in China from 2002 to 2019

Published Online: Aug 25, 2021

Page range: 193 - 208

Received: Jan 20, 2021

Accepted: Apr 11, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amns.2021.2.00003

Keywordselevator, accident, casualty, statistics, safety

© 2021 Shengnan Lan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
elevator, accident, casualty, statistics, safety