THE HOIST WOULD NOT RESET BECAUSE A SMALL CABLE INT HE BRAKE POSITION SENSOR BROKE. THE CAGE TENDER WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER AT THE TIME. WHEN IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE REPAIR WAS GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN AN HOUR, THE TENDER EXITED THRU THE TOP HATCH AND STEPPED ACROSS TO THE STOPPED SKIP. HE WAS IN NO DANGER AT ANY TIME. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE HOIST WAS FULLY RELEASED BY 8: