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Article: More OSU elevators fail tests: Deadly elevator's braking system proves faulty.

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The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH)
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October 25, 2006
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Byline: Kathy Lynn Gray and Matt Tullis

Oct. 25--The elevator that killed an Ohio State University freshman last week did not brake properly when it was overloaded during a test this week, experts said.

The results of the test, released yesterday, could explain why the elevator that Andy Polakowski and 23 others were riding Friday started to descend from the third floor of the Stradley Hall dormitory with its doors open. The elevator in the 11-story building crushed Polakowski to death when he tried to get off.

That elevator and five others in OSU high-rise dormitories were shut down Monday after the brake test was performed on 21 elevators in ...

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