Inspection Detail

Inspection: 122196306 - Swyear Amusements, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Peoria Area Office

Inspection Nr: 122196306

Report ID: 0524500

Date Opened: 07/10/2001

Site Address:
Swyear Amusements, Inc
Fisher Community Fair Grounds
Fisher, IL 61843

Mailing Address:
606 South Jackson St., New Athens, IL 62264

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7999

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/11/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/17/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100271246

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C01	08/10/2001	09/06/2001	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200270833

Event: 07/10/2001

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED WHILE GREASING AMUSEMENT RIDE

Three employees were greasing a carnival ride. Two of them were under the ride. The third employee was standing on a platform above the ride. One of the employees under the ride (employee #1) instructed the worker next to him to hold the end of the grease gun while the first employee pumped the gun. Employee #1 instructed the employee on the platform to begin turning the upper rim of the ride, which sat at a 15-degree angle during operation. As the employee on the platform began to turn the rim, the heaviest part of the ride rotated down hill. Its momentum caused the ride to continue turning. The second employee under the ride dove to the ground out of the way of the rotating supporting structure. Unfortunately, employee #1 was crushed between the ride's rotating turret and the stationary trailer frame. He died of his injuries.

Keywords: AMUSE PARK/CARNIVAL, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, AMUSEMENT RIDE, LUBRICATING, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122196306			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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