Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170203368 - Employee's skull fractured when struck by carnival ride

Accident Summary Nr: 170203368 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 09/28/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111942405	09/28/1990	7999	0	Carnival Time Shows, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 had loaded passengers onto the Zipper carnival ride and then walked inside the fence to speak to a coworker. After the ride was started by the operator, Employee #1 turned around to walk back to the area near the ride controls. He was walking across the fenced area when he was struck in the forehead by a bucket from the Zipper ride. Employee #1 suffered a fractured skull and a concussion. He was still in a coma 5 weeks after the accident, and at that time no improvement in his condition was anticipated. The cause of the accident was Employee #1's presence inside the enclosure while the ride was in operation.

Keywords: AMUSE PARK/CARNIVAL, FRACTURE, HEAD, WORK RULES, SKULL, STRUCK BY, AMUSEMENT RIDE, CONCUSSION, BRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111942405			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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