Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200640563 - Employee killed when struck by amusement park ride

Accident Summary Nr: 200640563 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 07/11/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300478724	07/14/1997	7996	0	Celebration Station

Abstract: Employee #1, a 17-year-old ride operator at an amusement park, had just loaded the Typhoon, a vertically-rotating boat ride. The ride was put in motion, and was swinging from east to west when part of Employee #1's body became caught in its lower portion. As the boat came down, returning to its starting position, he was struck and killed. Subsequent investigation determined that at the time of the accident, there was no safety device that prevented Employee #1 from leaving his platform, the front of which was only 21 in. from the rotating ride.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, AMUSEMENT RIDE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300478724			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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