Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121789.015 - Employee fractures ribs when struck by amusement ride cart

Accident Summary Nr: 121789.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1419001.015	07/29/2019		713110	Magic Mountain Llc

Abstract: At 8:55 a.m. on May 30, 2019, an employee was working in a shop hoisting a cart from an amusement ride using an overhead crane when he pressed the incorrect button. The cart moved toward the employee as a result and struck him in the ribs pushing him backward onto a portable rack. The employee incurred two broken ribs on his right side and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Abdomen, Amuse Park/Carnival, Amusement Park/Carnival, Amusement Ride, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Falling Object, Fracture, Hoist, Hoisting Mechanism, Maintenance, Mechanic, Pinched, Rib, Storage Rack, Struck Against, Struck By, Training

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1419001.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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