Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104258462 - Adventureland Of America Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 104258462

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 08/28/1990

Site Address:
Adventureland Of America Inc.
5091 Ne 56th Street
Altoona, IA 50009

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3355, Altoona, IA 50009

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7996

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/28/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/25/1990

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	1200003 1	09/06/1990	09/25/1990	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 829382

Event: 08/28/1990

Employee's arm amputated by amusement ride machinery

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

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

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