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Man killed working on UC elevator ID'd
Cameron Knight, cknight@enquirer.com 12:24 p.m. EDT July 16, 2016
A contract worker was killed while performing maintenance on an elevator Friday in the Medical Sciences building at the University of Cincinnati, university officials said.
The University of Cincinnati police were called to the building at approximately 4:30 p.m. and found the worker dead, UC's public information officer Michele Ralston said.
Ralston said investigators believe the death is accidental. She said it was unclear if the worker was performing specialized or routine maintenance.
The deceased was identified Saturday as 42-year-old Chris Lane, according to a UC news release.
Lane, according to the release, was a 20-year employee of KONE Elevators and Escalators of Cincinnati. He was conducting repair work in the medical science building.
The Hamilton County Coroner's Office was at the building around 6 p.m. The University of Cincinnati Police Department is leading the investigation into what caused the incident.
The Medical Sciences building sits on Eden Avenue near Albert Sabin Way and contains classrooms, offices and some laboratories.
The building is open for regular business and school activities, Ralston said, but the elevators will out of service through the weekend.