WASHINGTON — A 7-year-old boy was crushed to death by an elevator at a vacation rental home on July 11 in North Carolina. Police say he was playing a game of hide and seek and got trapped in between ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Elevators sold for residential use nationwide since 1986 are being recalled because young children can get trapped in the space between the doors. The recall involves several ...

BETHESDA, Md. — The Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled around 69,000 home elevators Tuesday, citing child entrapment hazards. In 2017, the Hartz family visited a home in Little Rock, Arkansas ...

In the past year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said it has “stepped up its residential elevator enforcement efforts by recalling 117,100 total units across the U.S. to address an ...

It was lunchtime when 2 1/2-year-old Fletcher Hartz opened the door to the elevator at his grandparents' home in Little Rock, Arkansas. His mother, Nicole Hartz, stood a few feet away in the kitchen ...

Three companies agreed to recall their home elevators to fix a safety hazard that has killed and hurt children for decades, regulators announced Tuesday - the latest step in a lengthy standoff with an ...