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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015085922 · 8/19/2015 · Cedar Fair LP

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Nonrail amusement rides
Secondary source
Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses

Employer

Name
Cedar Fair LP
Location
3830 DORNEY PARK ROAD, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18104
NAICS
713110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was performing daily inspections on the Dominator Ride. He attached a fall protection device to the carriage of the ride and rode the carriage to the top, then stepped off of the carriage and onto an inspection catwalk. He contacted personnel on the ground to lower the carriage so he could inspect the ride cables. He did not disconnect his harness and lanyard and was pulled off the catwalk by the harness and lanyard as the carriage was lowered. He was left suspended in the air from the lanyard and harness, suffering seven broken ribs, as well as neck and shoulder edema and contusions.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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