Mechanic dies at Ross School construction site

An elevator mechanic working at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business new construction project was killed early today (Aug. 4) after falling from the fifth level to the basement through the service elevator shaft.

David Jeffery Smith, who worked for Schindler Elevator, was 31 years old and from the Grass Lake-Jackson area.

The project was temporarily shut down pending further investigations by police and the state regulators.