Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries

Name: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries at Cedar Point Amusement Park
Start: 4/11/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043491 · 4/11/2018 · Cedar Point Amusement Park

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
Source: Structures and surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Cedar Point Amusement Park
Location: 1 CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY, OHIO, 44871
NAICS: 488490
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 11, 2018, an employee was removing plywood from a picnic shelter when the employee slipped onto a small fiberglass piece, which broke and sent the employee falling approximately 15 feet to the concrete below. The employee suffered a fractured wrist and ruptured spleen, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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