A tour guide who was killed in an accident at a Cripple Creek mine last year had trouble closing the elevator's door before ...

An incident involving an elevator at a former Colorado gold mine that led to the death of a tour guide and trapped a group of tourists for hours last year was caused by “operator error,” authorities ...

Twelve adults from a second group were trapped at the bottom of the mine, 1,000 feet (305 meters) below ground, while engineers made sure the elevator could be used. Soon after the incident ...

Operator Error Blamed for Elevator Incident That Led to Death of Guide at Former Colorado Gold Mine DENVER (AP) — An incident involving an elevator at a former ...

The elevator was still operable, and those on board when the incident happened were brought back up within 20 minutes, he said. A door on the elevator was broken when it was raised. “We don’t ...