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Reality Check: Poor Elevator Inspections

The State Auditor's Office wants changes to the way elevators in North Carolina are inspected. That's because an investigation by her office found problem elevators are rarely checked for repairs or re-inspected.The report says only 3% of the elevators found in violation had follow up inspections. That means there's no way to know if the problem was ever fixed.News 13 took a ride on one of the reported problem elevators at the Buncombe County Courthouse. Inspectors found the elevator did not have a working emergency telephone.According to inspection documents, there are other problems like no annual no load safety test. The Asheville Airport also has an elevator that also has no working emergency telephone. The Asheville Housing Authorities Bartlett Arms Apartments has an elevator. According to records, the elevator has holes in the car's interior panels.The State Auditor's June financial related audit found few elevators with violations in 2012 had a follow up inspection. Elevator penalty reductions and waivers deviate from state law and internal policy. Elevator penalties are nominal.Labor Secretary Cherie Berry's office says none of the issues were life threatening and they've already addressed some of them.News 13 contacted the county's General Services Manager and told him about the problem with that elevator's phone. He says Otis, the elevator manufacturer, is responsible and was notifi _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook:   / news13   WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter:   / wlos_13   WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram:   / wlos_13   Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Cha... Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anch... Watch more top local news stories:    • Western Loses At ETSU, Highlights and more   For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: news@wlos.com Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.