Elevator accident kills one worker

JAKARTA (JP): An elevator at a food canning factory in Kapuk Kamal, North Jakarta, malfunctioned yesterday, killing one factory worker and severely injuring another.

It plummeted to the ground after the two workers forced a trolley, loaded with unprocessed food, out of the elevator onto the second floor.

The elevator crushed the head and shoulders of Nur Alim, killing him instantly, and his colleague Muhammad suffered chest and leg injuries.

Muhammad, who was in a critical condition, was being treated at Atma Jaya General Hospital in Pluit, North Jakarta. Nur's body was sent to the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital's morgue for a postmortem examination.

Nur is survived by his wife Rohayah and four children.

Chief Sgt. Akhmad of the Penjaringan Police subprecinct said Rohayah fainted when she was told her husband had been killed.

"She didn't expect such a thing to happen to her family."

Nur will be buried today at Tegal Alur Public Cemetery in West Jakarta, he said. (04)