Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1004076 - Employee injured when struck by gondola amusement ride

Accident Summary Nr: 1004076 -- Report ID: 0253690 -- Event Date: 06/19/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102220027	06/22/1988	7996	0	Playland Park Westchester Co Dept Of Pr & C

Abstract: Employee #1, age 18, was working as a "ladder" on a revolving amusement ride, the "Double Skyflyer." He left his designated workstation at the inside corner of the platform and walked diagonally across it to retrieve a fallen object. As he stood up from a crouched position, he was struck in the right shoulder and back by a 2-ton passenger gondola and driven forward into a steel support column. Employee #1 sustained severe head injuries and was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, AMUSEMENT RIDE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102220027			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities

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