Amputations

Name: Amputations at Cedar Point Amusement Park
Start: 8/6/2016

1 amputation · 2016087302 · 8/6/2016 · Cedar Point Amusement Park

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name: Cedar Point Amusement Park
Location: 1 CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY, OHIO, 44871
NAICS: 713110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On or about August 6, 2016, an employee was using a vehicle-mounted winch when the holding mechanism malfunctioned and the wire cable kept unwinding. The employee could not pull their right hand back in time and it was pulled into the first "sheave" that was about 6 feet away from the winch, amputating three fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown