Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 84337.015 - Worker crushed by car at county fair ride.

Accident Summary Nr: 84337.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/06/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1138208.015	04/06/2016		713110	Showtime Rides, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on April 6, 2016, an employee was working for a firm that provided and operated rides at county fairs and similar events. He was torqueing the bolts underneath a Gondola Car Ride #1. As he was torqueing the bolts underneath an elevated gondola car ride, the car dropped on top of his back and he was pinned between the car and the deck. He sustained traumatic asphyxiation, and he was killed.

Keywords: Amusement Park/Carnival, Asphyxiated, Crushing, Falling Object, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Suspended Load

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1138208.015	23	M	Fatality

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