OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #694059
AMUSE PARK/CARNIVAL,AGRICULTURE,WORK RULES,AMUSEMENT RIDE,STRUCK BY,COMMUNICATION
Event description
Employee killed when struck by roller coaster
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was using a weedeater to cut tall grass beneath the tracks of the Sh ooting Star roller coaster at Lakeside Amusement Park. He was in the center of t he track and two coworkers were on the outside, one on each side of the track. E mployee #1 had to be in the track in order to cut the grass because the 22 in. e levated track prevented workers on the outside from reaching it. The maintenance crew was test running the roller coaster and had warned all other personnel in the area to clear the tracks, but had failed to see Employee #1 and his two cowo rkers. The coaster was started and struck the employee at approximately 38 mph, killing him.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 889
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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