OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1004076

HEAD,MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,AMUSEMENT RIDE,INATTENTION

1988-06-19T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,MAINTENANCE,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,AMUSEMENT RIDE,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 1004076
Report ID: 253690

Event description

Employee injured when struck by gondola amusement ride

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, age 18, was working as a "ladder" on a revolving amusement ride, th e "Double Skyflyer." He left his designated workstation at the inside corner of the platform and walked diagonally across it to retrieve a fallen object. As he stood up from a crouched position, he was struck in the right shoulder and back by a 2-ton passenger gondola and driven forward into a steel support column. Emp loyee #1 sustained severe head injuries and was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 18 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
6

Source
26

Occupation code
459

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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