Door restrictors Door restrictors also can present a challenge to an elevator rescue. The door restrictor on an elevator is a latch to keep the elevator car door from being opened by a passenger(s ...

A $400 safety device could have saved the life of a 5-year-old boy who died trying to escape a stalled housing project elevator, a Manhattan official said Friday. The Housing Authority should be re… ...

In a 2008 inspection report, McPherson wrote that the service elevator needed a door restrictor — a device that prevents elevator doors opening when an elevator is stuck between floors.

Mandated by state law, door restrictors automatically lock if an elevator gets stuck, preventing trapped passengers such as Fulton and his grandchildren from prying the doors open before trained ...

“Door zone restrictor has been tampered with,” reads a public report on that violation, formally inspected on May 29. “This is a safety device to ensure elevator passengers’ safety.” ...

In May, the city’s Department of Buildings shut down one of the building’s two elevators due to a door zone restrictor — a device that prevents elevator doors from opening between floors ...

Mandated by state law, door restrictors are safety devices that automatically lock if an elevator gets stuck, preventing passengers from prying the doors open before trained technicians arrive to ...

In a 2008 inspection report, McPherson wrote that the service elevator needed a door restrictor — a device that prevents elevator doors opening when an elevator is stuck between floors.