Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170729495 - Employee Falls While Dismantling Ferris Wheel

Accident Summary Nr: 170729495 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 10/10/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119853406	10/18/1993	7999	0	Guadagno & Sons

Abstract: AT 10:50 P.M. ON OCTOBER 10, 1993, EMPLOYEE #1, THE FOREMAN, AND A CREW OF THREE WERE ATTEMPTING TO DISMANTLE THE PARATROOPER FERRIS WHEEL AT THE END OF A SHOW. THE WIND WAS GUSTING AND IT WAS RAINING. THE CARS ON THE RIDE STARTED TO MOVE UPWARDS AND EVERYONE RELEASED THEIR HOLD ON THE WHEEL EXCEPT FOR EMPLOYEE #1, WHO PANICKED, WAS RAISED TO THE TOP OF THE WHEEL, AND LOST HIS GRIP AS HE CAME DOWN THE OTHER WAY. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AND WAS RUSHED TO PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL IN GLENDORA.

Keywords: high wind, dismantling, fall, ferris wheel

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119853406			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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