a man is stuck in an elevator for 48 hours or a man stuck in an elevator. eleavtor accident man. a man is stuck in an elevator for 41 hours Elevator Video, Journeys, April 21st Issue, 2008 Accompanying video to Nick Paumgarten's piece "Up and Then Down" from the April 21st issue of The New Yorker. Footage of Nicholas White trapped in an elevator in the McGraw-Hill Building.