A faulty emergency brake system caused two accidents in a downtown office building that left two injured, one seriously, in recent months, the building's owner said Wednesday. Governors part of the ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - A newly-released state report concluded that brake failure is to blame for an elevator accident that critically injured a nurse at Fort Worth's John Peter Smith ...

State inspectors found a lack of routine maintenance and equipment checks led to a brake failure on the elevator that crushed a nurse at John Peter Smith Hospital in January, according to a report ...

The control system of an elevator consists of a low voltage circuit, that supplies the motor brake and the relay coils. In this link you can see a basic circuit, designed for educational purpose. At ...