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UTK One Call — Elevator Calls & Entrapments

Initial Intake (get details up front)

Ask the caller:

  • Building (and street address if known)
  • Entrapment? (anyone stuck inside)
  • If entrapped: Any injuries/medical need? If yes, tell them to hang up and call 911
  • Elevator number (if known)
  • Stuck on what floor
  • Doors (open or closed)
  • Operational (responding/moving) or fully down?

 

Dispatch, notifications, and work orders

  • Entrapment response
    1. Dispatch Building Maintenance to respond and comfort the person
      • If in a garage and no assigned maintenance, dispatch any Maintenance nearby
    2. Call Wayne Limbaugh and/or Chris Stoffer
    3. Call KONE: (877) 276-8691
    4. Note: Entrapped persons may press the red emergency call button → rings to Central Alarm at UTPD → UTPD contacts One Call
  • No entrapment (no one is stuck or trapped): Call Wayne; if no one is on campus, call KONE directly
  • DASH entry: Submit under Johnny Waggoner
    • If a garage isn’t listed as a work definition, select the elevator # (example: Blount Hall-ELEVATOR-0001)
  • Item dropped in shaft: Get the person’s info and notify Wayne Limbaugh

Contacts (use in order)

  • Wayne Limbaugh (1st contact, Elevator Maintenance): (865) 307-2062 | Radio #154
  • Chris Stoffer (backup): (419) 606-1870 | Radio #102CStoffer
  • Jonathan Hutsell (2nd backup, last resort): (865) 724-8016 | Radio #129
  • KONE (Elevator Service / Programming): (877) 276-8691
    • When calling KONE: identify as University of Tennessee Knoxville and have street address, building name, elevator number

Location exceptions

  • 11th St. Garage: Entrapment = call UTPD first; no entrapment = only call their maintenance
  • All other garages: Dispatch maintenance → call Wayne → then KONE
  • P3 buildings (entrapments): Notify Wayne; Wayne confirms, then front desk contacts Rise housing management if true entrapment (after-hours process being confirmed)
  • Housing (entrapments): Wayne → Chris → KONE, then if needed:
    • Doug Grant: (419) 388-0095
    • Bobby Tharp: (865) 389-5563
    • Garrett Lett: (865) 824-8047
    • Chris Mireles: (865) 279-6466
  • Ag Campus: Facilities Services covers Ag Campus
  •  Vet school has its own maintenance. Call Wayne, then KONE, then Marcus Williford (865) 740-2780.

 

 

Contact FS Support Center

Call 865-946-7777 | Email onecall@utk.edu

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Article ID: 163476
Created
Thu 7/9/26 4:30 PM
Modified
Tue 8/4/26 1:18 PM