A tragic accident occurred when a maintenance worker fell into an elevator shaft inside a condominium in Samut Prakan province. He was critically injured before dying. Authorities have now recovered the body and sent it to the forensic institute for cause of death analysis.Tags: [accident, maintenance worker, elevator shaft, Samut Prakan, forensic investigation]
At 13:30 on 3 February 2026, volunteers from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation received a report from the Prakan Rescue Center about a man, a maintenance worker, who had fallen into an elevator shaft inside a condominium in Samrong Nuea Subdistrict, Mueang District, Samut Prakan. Rescue teams with specialized equipment were immediately dispatched to assist.Tags: [rescue operation, Poh Teck Tung Foundation, Samut Prakan, elevator accident]
The incident occurred on the third floor of the building, where there are two passenger elevators. The right elevator door was found left open. Inside the shaft, the injured man was trapped on the second floor level, caught between the elevator car and the shaft wall. His condition was critical. The narrow shaft complicated rescue efforts, requiring extreme caution from the responders.Tags: [elevator shaft, rescue difficulty, injury, condominium]
Rescue workers used special equipment and rappelled down repeatedly to assist, facing significant challenges due to limited space and hazards. After more than two hours without success in retrieving the victim, a rescuer rappelling down closely examined the man and confirmed he had died. The team then shifted focus from rescue to body recovery.Tags: [rescue challenges, fatality confirmation, body recovery]
The deceased was identified as Malruchai, aged 40, an elevator maintenance technician working for a private company. After the body was retrieved, doctors and investigators conducted a preliminary examination before sending the body to the forensic institute for a detailed cause of death investigation.Tags: [victim identification, forensic examination, elevator maintenance]
Mana, 58, the condominium’s in-house technician and a witness, revealed that before the incident, the condo management had contacted the elevator service company to send a technician for maintenance because the elevator was malfunctioning and unusable. The deceased arrived with the chief technician, who later left, leaving the victim to work alone.Tags: [witness account, elevator maintenance, condominium management]
Mana added that no one saw how the victim fell into the shaft. He only heard cries for help near the elevator and went to check. He found the man trapped inside the elevator shaft and immediately called for emergency assistance.Tags: [witness testimony, emergency call, elevator shaft accident]
Initially, investigators from Samrong Nuea Police Station examined the scene, took photographs, and gathered evidence to determine the cause of this accident.Tags: [police investigation, evidence collection, accident cause]