Viewers have been left "traumatized" by a chilling simulation that shows the tragic moment a woman lost her foot after it became trapped in a moving elevator door.
Back in 2017, a short-haired woman suffered a horrific accident inside an elevator at the Conch Building on Zhongshan West Road in Shanghai.
Surveillance footage, obtained by Daily Mail, captured the moment she was distracted by her phone, and stepped into the lift - without realizing it had already started moving.
As she entered, she tripped and fell forward, her right leg slipping between the closing doors. In a horrifying turn, the elevator suddenly ascended, trapping her limb and dragging it upwards.
A woman lost her foot after it became trapped in a moving elevator door. Credit: cscredon/Getty Images
A second woman, who had been walking behind her, avoided the same fate by hesitating at the door.
The malfunctioning lift continued to rise for three floors before stopping. The woman, still conscious, lay on the floor awaiting help - her lower leg completely severed below the knee.
The gruesome incident was recreated in a simulation by Zack D. Films, a content creator known for digital reconstructions of real-life tragedies.
"She tripped on the rising lift and fell forward. Her leg slipped between the closing doors. It continued to ascend, dragging her trapped leg with brutal force," Zack narrates in the clip shared on Instagram.
"Within moments, her leg was completely severed, leaving behind only a stump. Rescue teams arrived quickly, but the damage was catastrophic," he added.
According to the YouTuber, the elevator’s faulty operation, combined with the woman’s distraction, turned the situation deadly.
The graphic simulation has shaken social media users, with many admitting they were left traumatized after watching the clip. "I'm f***ing traumatized,"** one viewer commented.
"Traumatized in 34 seconds," another wrote.
"That’s why I’m afraid to use elevators," a third shared. "This made my heart sink into my rib cage," a fourth added.
The tragedy involved a conveyor belt at a factory. Credit: Sammyvision/Getty
The YouTuber shared another chilling simulation, which showed how a woman's hair was caught in a conveyor belt at a milk factory.
The horrific incident took place at an Aavin dairy plant in Tiruvallur, India, according to the New Indian Express.
The victim, 30-year-old K. Umarani, was a contract worker at Sasi Enterprises, and she was working on the production line when her dupatta (a long scarf or shawl) got trapped in a conveyor belt, which further led to her hair getting caught.
"Before she could react, she was pulled in, and her hair was caught as well. She was instantly decapitated. Other workers alerted plant authorities and police,” a police official said.
Following the accident, Milk and Dairy Development Minister T. Mano Thangaraj called it an “unfortunate accident caused due to negligence” and announced changes to factory protocols.
“According to the standard operating procedure (SOP) at Aavin plants, wearing a shawl is not allowed in the packing section. However, a few female staff members preferred to wear it, so they were permitted to do so. The SOP will be revised to make wearing an overcoat mandatory,” he added.
Thangaraj also said that the conveyor belt in the packing section moved at a slow pace and had no mechanical faults.
Police ended up arresting Varun Kumar, the supervisor of the Kakkalur dairy unit, on charges of causing death due to negligence. Additionally, Ajith Kumar, deputy general manager of the unit, was suspended.
Aavin also confirmed that departmental action had been initiated against officials from the company’s engineering department and two other staff members.