Name: Boy's death sparks calls for inspection of private elevators
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Description: Weston Androw was killed on the Outer Banks last month in a residential elevator accident. An elevator that, by law, doesn't have to receive annual inspections like commercial elevators.

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Weston Androw was killed on the Outer Banks last month in a residential elevator accident. An elevator that, by law, doesn't have to receive annual inspections like commercial elevators.

I WILL SHOW >>> A SEVEN YEAR OLD BOYS FUNERAL PAST, BUT NOT THE URGENCY TO PREVENT HOW HE DIED. HE WAS KILLED ON THE OUTER BANKS LAST MONTH IN A RESIDENTIAL ELEVATOR ACCIDENT. WE SPOKE TO THE STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER ABOUT HOLES IN THE LAW. >> Reporter: WALK INTO ANY COMMERCIAL ELEVATOR AND YOU UNDOUBTEDLY WILL NOTICE THE INSPECTION SEAL WITH THE LABOR COMMISSIONERS PICTURE ON IT. THAT LEVEL OF SCRUTINY DOES NOT APPLY TO RESIDENTIAL ELEVATORS . A A RECENT TRAGEDY ON THE COAST IS FRONTING STATE LEADERS TO RETHINK THE LAW. THE OBITUARY FOR THE 7-YEAR-OLD FROM OHIO IS GUT WRENCHING. HE LOVED FISHING, SWIMMING, THE OCEAN, BEING OUTSIDE, HE DIDN'T LIKE WEARING SHOES. THE CHILD WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH WHEN HE BECAME CRUSHED BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER DOORS OF THE ELEVATOR. >> IT BROKE MY HEART AS A FATHER. >> Reporter: THE NORTH CAROLINA LABOR COMMISSIONER OVERSEAS YEARLY INSPECTIONS FOR NEARLY 25,000 COMMERCIAL ELEVATORS. BUT NOT THOSE IN HOMES. >> WITH THE EXPANSION OF THESE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ELEVATORS, PARTICULARLY ON THE COAST BEING USED AS COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, WE DO NOT CURRENTLY INSPECT THOSE BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE AUTHORITY GIVEN TO US UNDER THE CURRENT STATUTE. >> IT'S NOT YOUR ROLE TO MAKE THE LAW, JUST ENFORCE IT. DO YOU THINK LIKE YOU NEED TO CHANGE THIS LOCK? >> I DO. I THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED. IT DOES NEED TO BE UPDATED. >> Reporter: LAWMAKERS SAY -- >> SOMETIMES IT TAKES A TRAGEDY TO UNDERSTAND JUST HOW SIGNIFICANT THESE THINGS ARE. >> Reporter: ALREADY TO SORT THROUGH ISSUES TO FIND WHICH RENTALS WOULD BE REGULATED AND LIABILITY IN PRIVATE HOMES. >> THIS IS DEFINITELY A COMPLEX PROBLEM WHERE ALL OF THESE THINGS NEED TO BE HASHED OUT BEFORE WE HAVE HAD LOOSELY CHANGE THINGS. >> Reporter: THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION ALREADY URGES RENTAL HOMEOWNERS TO SHUT DOWN ELEVATORS UNTIL SAFETY GLITCHES CAN BE SOLVED. THEY EXPECT RESPONSIBLE REGULATION WILL BE NEXT. >> IT IS THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. SPECS SO DEVASTATING. THE COMMISSIONER SAYS IT IS LIKELY TOO LATE TO PASS NEW REGULATIONS THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION BUT SAYS, IT SHOULD BE A PRIORITY LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT YEAR TO IN THE MEANTIME, HE RECOMMENDS RENTAL PROPERTY

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Boy's death sparks calls for inspection of private elevators

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