Escalator Repairman Killed at Courthouse
A Fujitec America worker repairing an escalator at the Central Courthouse was killed Thursday when the power to the stairs was turned on, trapping him.
Mark Pillitiere, 37, of Norco was standing in a 3-by-5-foot space under the down side of the escalator about 11:30 a.m. When the escalator came on, he was pinned between the structural support and the metal mechanism.
Within 30 seconds, a sheriff’s security officer who had heard his cries turned off the emergency power switch. Sheriff’s investigators are trying to determine why the power came on.
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