Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302681697 - Roger J Casey & Dean Casey

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 302681697

Report ID: 1054118

Date Opened: 08/12/1999

Site Address:
Roger J Casey & Dean Casey
520 S Pacific Hwy W
Rickreall, OR 97371

Mailing Address:
1803 N Killingsworth, Portland, OR 97217

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7999

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/01/1999

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/07/2000

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
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	701076001 A	10/15/1999	08/12/1999	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201611308

Event: 08/10/1999

EMPLOYEE STRUCK IN HEAD BY ROTATING AMUSEMENT RIDE

Two employees were leveling a carnival ride situated on a small flatbed trailer. The manually operated ride was a twirling sphere within a sphere (called a "Spaceball") that simulates a gyroscope and twirls in various directions. The "spheres" were constructed of 51-millimeter-diameter steel pipe formed into one or more interlocked circles. The operator helps the rider into the seat, straps the rider in, and then manually turns the middle sphere. After the operator gets that one in motion, he or she steps back and starts rotating the outer sphere. One of the two employees asked his coworker to try the ride to check make sure it was level. After the coworker was strapped in, the operator started turning the inner sphere, then stepped back and rotated the outer sphere. As he did this, he bent downward and inside the rotating outer sphere. The outer sphere struck the operator on the back of the head. He then pulled back and fell over backwards, suffering serious head injuries. The employee was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: AMUSE PARK/CARNIVAL, HEAD, ROTATING PARTS, FALL, AMUSEMENT RIDE, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302681697			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities

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