{"id":44364,"date":"2026-09-14T12:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T17:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iuec.org\/?post_type=safety-alert&#038;p=44364"},"modified":"2026-09-14T12:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T17:17:54","slug":"2026-01-02-iuec-safety-alert-incident-injury-other","status":"publish","type":"safety-alert","link":"https:\/\/iuec.org\/index.php\/safety-alert\/2026-01-02-iuec-safety-alert-incident-injury-other\/","title":{"rendered":"2026-01-02 Incident Injury &#8211; Other"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">A repair team was reinstalling a skirt panel on an escalator after completing a repair. 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