NEW YORK — An elevator mechanic has been charged with negligent homicide in connection with a man’s death in New York City two years ago. Peter Milatz, 67, was charged after his apprentice mechanic, ...

A 67-year-old mechanic faces a homicide charge after a falling elevator crushed his apprentice in 2021, New York prosecutors said. The senior mechanic, since retired, and a 25-year-old apprentice were ...

An elevator mechanic's failure to execute basic safety procedures caused an elevator at a New York City building to plunge six stories and crush a co-worker to death, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Citing the death of a Williamsburg resident who tried to flee a broken elevator earlier this month, organizers for the union representing elevator repair workers spoke at a community board meeting ...

A mechanic is accused of negligent homicide after the 2021 death of an apprentice killed by a falling Bronx elevator, N.Y. prosecutors say. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 67-year-old mechanic faces a ...