Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120009.015 - Employee fractures face when roller coaster overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 120009.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 09/10/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1432209.015	09/18/2019		238120	Skyhigh Coasters, Llc

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on September 10, 2019, an employee was torquing bolts under the catwalk section of a roller coaster. When the sling released, a section of the roller coaster overturned onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat facial fractures.

Keywords: Amusement Park/Carnival, Amusement Ride, Bolt, Face, Fracture, Overturn, Sling, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition				6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1432209.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Bolting-Up/Detail Work Fatality Cause:

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