四年前，华裔男子郑先生在纽约皇后区的一家超市做工，不料意外坠入电梯间造成双脚骨折，落下终身残疾。无力支付高昂药费的他前往福建同乡会求助，经过漫长法律诉讼，终在近日获得310万美元的赔偿。

　　现年51岁的郑先生，四年前在皇后区的一家超市里从事搬运工作。

　　事发那天早上，郑先生像往常一样，打算用手推车把刚送到店里的货物搬运至地下仓库存放。在看到电梯门打开后，郑先生随即背向电梯双手拉车，准备以后退的方式将货物拉进电梯里，以方便搬运货物进出。不料，还未等他迈进电梯，电梯却已回落至负一层。没有觉察到危险的郑先生一脚踏空，坠入了电梯间，造成双脚脚踝严重骨折，身上多处擦伤。

　　经过四个月漫长的手术治疗，他的双脚被植入了钢板和钢钉固定，虽然躲过了截肢的危险，但却落下终身残疾，从此无法继续工作。无力承担高昂康复治疗费用的郑先生赶往福建同乡会求助。

　　律师表示：“郑先生的意外是由于业主对物业管理的疏忽而造成的，同时负责电梯维修的公司也需承担相应责任。雇主承担了郑先生的工伤意外保险，但物业和电梯维修公司应对郑先生的意外承担责任，最后的理赔应由他们的保险公司进行协商赔偿，我们最后代理郑先生获得了310万的赔偿。”

　　A Chinese man fell in elevator shaft and compensated for legs fractured

　　Mr. Zheng, a 51-year ethnic Chinese, has working in a supermarket in Queens, New York, as transport worker since 4 years ago.

　　On the day when the accident occurred, Mr. Zheng was transporting the goods by wheelbarrow towards the underground storeroom as usual. When the elevator car door opened, he turned his back to the goods and pushed the wheelbarrow into the car, the elevator went down to B1 and Mr. Zheng entered without noticing that and fell in the shaft. His both ankles got seriously fractured and got scratched on his body.

　　Mr. Zheng’s lawyer said that the accident was caused by the negligence and oversight of the property owner, and the company which takes charge of elevator maintenance is to blame. The employer has covered his accident insurance for industrial injury, and the property owner and maintenance company should assume their accountability as well. The settlement of claim should be negotiated by the insurance companies.

　　Mr. Zheng has finally got 3.1 million dollars as compensation.