Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125969238 - Castle Park

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 125969238

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 02/05/2002

Site Address:
Castle Park
3500 Polk St
Riverside, CA 92505

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7996

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/03/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/31/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362451353

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			3		4
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$9,000	$0	$0	$935	$0	$9,935
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$450	$0	$450
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	Other	3203 A	07/03/2002	08/03/2002	$0	$375	$0	07/15/2002	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	3272 B	07/03/2002	08/05/2002	$150	$185	$0	07/15/2002	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	01003	Other	3314 H	07/03/2002	08/05/2002	$0	$375	$0	07/15/2002	W - Empr Withdrew
4.	02001	Other	4000 D	07/03/2002	07/12/2002	$300	$9,000	$0	07/15/2002	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201156072

Event: 01/13/2002

Employee's foot caught between roller coaster and track

At approximately 4:00 p.m. on January 13, 2002, an employee was trying to cross from the operator's station platform to the exit platform on the "Merlin's Revenge" roller coaster ride. He stepped onto the roller coaster track. At the same time, the new shift operator inadvertently activated the ride. The employee's right foot was caught between the moving roller coaster and the track. He sustained serious crushing injuries to his right foot and was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMUSE PARK/CARNIVAL, VEHICLE, RAIL, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125969238			Hospitalized injury	Other	Rail vehicle operators, n.e.c.

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