Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 829382 - Employee's arm amputated by amusement ride machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 829382 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/28/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104258462	08/28/1990	7996	0	Adventureland Of America Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a sky ride at an amusement park. It was a slow day and he was tossing his cigarette lighter into the air and catching it. The lighter landed 12 ft in the air on the ride's machinery. The 18-year-old employee climbed to retrieve the lighter, stumbled on an I-beam, and fell into the moving machinery. His right arm became caught in the machinery and was pulled off.

Keywords: AMUSE PARK/CARNIVAL, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, SLIP, FALL, AMUSEMENT RIDE, ARM, HORSEPLAY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104258462			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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