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Kentucky Cement Company Blamed in Elevator Death

Federal regulators say the operator of a Louisville, Ky., cement plant is responsible for the death of an employee who fell 51 feet down an elevator shaft. In a report made public this week, regulators said Filipe Mata Vizcaya’s death …

Court Denies Negligence in Ohio State Elevator Death

The wife of a man crushed to death by an elevator in a closed hotel near Ohio State University’s campus won’t receive state compensation after Ohio’s Court of Claims denied her negligence claim. Authorities said 52-year-old James Higgins of London …