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Man, 33, Killed by Amusement Ride
11.5.08 - At an amusement
park in Dammam, Saudi Arabia a worker was killed
after falling on the track of a toy train while
assisting children, who were getting on the ride.
According to witnesses, the man was standing very
close to the train when it began moving. He then
fell and was caught by rods under the coach and was
dragged along. None of the children on the ride were
injured.
An investigation is
pending. |
Man Killed by
Amusement Ride
10.19.08 - At the South Carolina
State Fair in Columbia, South Carolina an employee
of North American Midway Entertainment was killed by
an amusement ride while it was in operation.
The employee, a man, was behind the Inverter ride
when he was hit by it. He was taken to the hospital,
where he later died of injuries sustained in the
accident.
According to investigators, the employee was
familiar with the ride and they are not sure why he
was behind it.
The ride has been shut down and an investigation is
pending.
UPDATE:
The man tried to retrieve a tape measure he left
under a metal truck bed that supports the ride,
causing him to be crushed.
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Accidents - North American Midway Entertainment:
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Ejected From Ride in Canada
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Woman, 45, Injured on
Carnival Ride
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Boy, 17,
Injured at Carnival
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Boy, 10, Ejected From Ride
at South Carolina State Fair
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Woman, 24, Falls Out of
Roller Coaster
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Amusement Ride Strikes
Employee in the Head
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Child Thrown From Ride; Various Other Riders Injured
10.17.08 - At the Gisborne A & P
Show in Gisborne, New Zealand riders of the
Explorer amusement ride were treated for minor limb
and back injuries after being thrown from the ride.
Two of the injured, who were
said to be children, suffered minor neck and back
injuries and were treated at the scene.
According to witnesses, the riders struggled to stay inside
of the ride, but were flung out like, "rag dolls."
The ride operator apparently could not control the
ride during this time.
The Department of Labor is looking into
what went wrong and the ride has been shut down.
The ride is owned by Mahon's
Amusements.
UPDATE:
The malfunction was caused by a
damaged connection in the electrical circuit board
controlling the ride This caused the machine to skip
part of its normal operating cycle and accelerate
rapidly, resulting in one child flying out, and
injuries to other children riding on it. The issue
has apparently been corrected and the ride has been
cleared to operate, again. |
Woman Drops Child
From Amusement Ride
10.5.08 - In Port Orange,
Florida a mom had to drop her toddler to people
below after she got stuck on a carnival ride 30 feet
in the air.
The mom and daughter were on the Crazy Bus ride,
when it started to move as people were trying
to get off. She ended up dangling by one arm from
the top of the ride for over 20 minutes before being
rescued.
Before being rescued, however, she dropped her
daughter below to good Samaritans who caught the
child.
The incident is being investigated as to what caused
the ride to start moving with riders exiting.
For
Your Information:
Carnival
Accidents in Florida |
Man,
20, Struck by Roller Coaster
8.30.08 - At Six Flags Magic
Mountain in Valencia, California a man was struck by
the Ninja roller coaster after he entered a
restricted area while the roller coaster was in
operation.
Park medical personnel found the man unconscious,
but breathing. He was transferred to a local
hospital where his condition is not known at this
time.
According to the man's brother in law, he was
apparently attempting to retrieve his hat, which had
fallen off while he was on the ride.
Related
Story:
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Boy, 6, Dies in Freak
Accident at Water Park
8.21.08 - At the Great Wolf
Lodge in Traverse City, Michigan a 6-year-old boy
was in the water park area crossing "lily pads"
which are foam obstacles covered in plastic in the
pool, when he fell and hit his head on one of the
"lily pads" and fell into the water.
The boy's father and a life guard pulled the boy
from the water. According to reports, the boy's
breathing was irregular and he stopped breathing
shortly thereafter. CPR was started and the boy was
taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced
dead.
UPDATE:
An
autopsy revealed a congenital heart problem. A
medical examiner, said the boy's heart problem could
not have been diagnosed earlier unless he had a
heart catheter. |
Man,
20, Falls From Amusement Ride; Breaks Back
8.13.08 - At Hokkaido Green
Land in Iwamizawa, Japan a man broke his back after
falling some 30+ feet to the ground from the,
'Manhattan Dream' ride as he attempted an emergency
escape from it.
Apparently, after hearing
a 'weird sound' a park employee stopped the ride and
started to have passengers descend from the ride on
a ladder. However, the attraction suddenly started
to move and the man was about to step onto the
ladder and was thrown off the ride and plunged 30+
feet onto a platform, bounced off the platform,
landing on a nearby lawn.
Local police are investigating the accident on
suspicion of professional negligence resulting in
bodily injury. The Hokkaido Prefectural Government
is also interested in investigating this case.
According to a report there was a similar accident
in 1999, when the attraction suddenly stopped while
carrying passengers. |
Boy, 5, Drowns at
Water Park
8.11.08 - At Sun Valley Beach
Water Park in Powder Springs, Georgia, a 5-year-old
drowned while swimming.
A lifeguard tried to perform CPR on the 5-year-old
boy, after he was spotted face down in about five
feet of water by a patron at the park.
According to a police spokesperson, the boy was not
wearing a flotation device when he was found in the
pool.
According to Sun Valley
Beach Water Park's website, they were voted,
"#1
water park!"
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Accidents
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Boy and Woman Hurt on
Amusement Ride
8.5.08 - At the Santa Cruz Beach
Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, California a woman and a
young boy were injured when a door broke off the
Cyclone ride; striking them.
Apparently, the door,
which leads to the entrance of the ride, flew off.
It hit the child on the leg and bruised the woman.
Medical personnel treated the boy at the scene and
he was released to his parents.
The Cyclone ride has riders stand against a wall of
a giant spinning cylinder and they're held in place
by centrifugal force.
The ride is closed pending an investigation by the
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and the California
Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). |
Girl, 5, Injured on
Amusement Ride
8.3.08 - At the Wisconsin State
Fair in West Allis, Wisconsin a wheel on the
'Badlands 4X4' ride malfunctioned, causing a part of
the ride to go off its track.
The 5-year-old-girl received a bruised knee, along
with neck, back and elbow injuries, when the car she
was in derailed and crashed into a fence.
The ride was being operated by Spectacular
Attractions (DBA as Murphy Brothers Exposition) of
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Inflatable Flips
Over; 6 injured
8.2.08 - Near Fort Collins,
Colorado a gust of wind picked up an inflatable
bounce house and slammed it into a pole, injuring
five children and one adult.
Apparently, a microburst hit the bounce house,
flipping it over and blowing it into a steel pole.
One child was seriously injured and flown to the
hospital. The other five injured suffered moderate
to minor injures, they, too, were taken to the
hospital. |
2
Fall From Ferris Wheel
7.24.08 - At the Vodafone Bula
Festival in Nadi, Fiji a 24-year-old woman suffered
severe injuries after falling off a Ferris wheel.
The woman fell some 20 feet after apparently
slipping through a bottom portion of her seat on the
Ferris wheel.
According to reports, there was a boy
who also fell off the ride, but he subsequently ran
away after falling to the ground. Investigators are
trying to locate the boy.
The accident is being investigated. |
4
Injured in Water Park Accident
7.23.08 - At Rapid Water Park in
West Palm Beach, Florida on the 'Black Thunder' ride four people were injured when the ride
apparently overturned on
top of the riders on it.
Two of the injured, who were children, were sent to
the hospital with a man. A teenager
involved in the accident has since been released
from the hospital.
According to an eyewitness, he
looked down and could see two people lying in
shallow water at the bottom of the ride. He further
indicated that he saw the two moving, but paramedics
carried them away on stretchers.
Another rider who had just got
off the ride before the incident said that he heard
a, "boom." Then he saw a girl come down the ride's
slide by herself followed by a ride raft on top of a
man and two younger people. |
Boy, 4, Run Over by
Amusement Ride
7.18.08 - At the Three Rivers
Festival in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a
four-year-old boy was injured when he was run over
by a carnival ride.
According to the boy's
grandmother, the boy was run over two or even three
times by the ride's miniature cars. The boy suffered
only scrapes and bruises as a result of the
accident.
The boy was conscious after the accident and was
taken to a local hospital for medical care.
Apparently the boy may have become frightened
and attempted to climb off the ride.
However, the boy's grandmother has indicated that
her grandson had fallen off of the ride.
The ride was being
operated by J&J Amusements. |
Girl, 12,
Unconscious After Ride on
Roller Coaster
7.17.08 - At the Adventuredome
amusement park in Las Vegas, Nevada a 12-year-old
girl went in to full cardiac arrest and subsequently died
a few days later
after riding the Canyon Blaster roller coaster.
Apparently at the conclusion of the ride the girl
was not breathing and had gone in to full cardiac
arrest. She was then taken off of the ride and a
portable defibrillator was used to get her heart
beating again.
The girl was rushed to the
hospital, where she remained in a coma until she died a
few days later. |
Ride
Collapses; Various Riders Injured
7.15.08 - At Liseberg theme park
in Goteborg, Sweden the swinging Rainbow
ride collapsed injuring various riders.
Two people riding were seriously injured when
the ride collapsed. The ride was apparently full of
riders at the time of
the accident. The Rainbow ride has a seating
capacity of 36 persons in 3 rows.
According to a park manager, it appeared the
accident was caused by a malfunctioning ball
bearing. However, that same manager was quick to
point out that the Rainbow ride had been through an
inspection during the spring and no issues were
found with the ride.
The Rainbow is a spinning arm with a seating
compartment on one end.
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Information of Interest:
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Man,
21, Struck by Roller Coaster
7.14.08 - At Casino Pier
amusement park in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, an
employee was struck and injured by the Star Jet
coaster.
Apparently, the worker was trying to retrieve a hat
in a restricted area and was subsequently struck by
the roller coaster. The man, 21, died of injuries he
sustained due to being struck by the roller coaster.
The incident is being investigated.
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Boy, 8, In
Coma After Fall From Amusement Ride
7.13.08 -
At Sommerland
Amusement park in F�rup, Denmark, a 8-year-old
boy fell from the park's Teacup ride. The boy was
taken to the hospital and is in a coma.
According to reports,
investigators have not been able to determine why a
rubber safety stop, which prevents the doors on the
ride from opening during operation, failed.
The ride has
since reopened with metal plates having been added
to ensure that this type of accident does not occur
again. |
Carousel
Collapses; 6 Injured
7.8.08 - At Chalyuskintsaw Park
in Minsk, Belgium, six people suffered injuries
after a carousel collapsed.
A seven-year-old boy injured in the accident is in
serious condition, the extent of his injuries, are
unknown at this time.
The cause of the accident
has yet to be established, however, the ride had
apparently just been recognized as safe during an
inspection this past April. |
2 Men Injured
in British Carnival Accident
7.7.08 - At the British Grand
Prix in Northamptonshire, England, two people were
thrown from a fairground ride.
One of them, a man, suffered
head injuries and was knocked unconscious. The other
man suffered undisclosed injuries after they were
both thrown from a carnival ride. The injuries were
not believed to be life-threatening.
The Health and Safety Executive has started an
investigation indicating that the two men were
"thrown from a ride."
UPDATE: An investigation concluded that the ride failed because of corroded structural steel work on the seating.
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Stories:
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Ride Malfunctions at
Kennywood Amusement Park
7.6.08 - At Kennywood amusement
park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, the King Kahuna
ride became stuck upside after the ride, instead of
stopping at the station, rolled though the end and
stopped upside down.
According to the amusement park, the ride operator
pressed the emergency stop button, but it failed to
work. Park mechanics, however, let air out of the
air cylinder to bring the ride back to the station
after riders were upside down for upwards of 10
minutes.
Two female riders complained of a headache and thigh
pain. Another female rider complained of neck and
back pain
The cause of the malfunction was a spec of dirt that
got caught up inside of the rides braking system.
The ride has since been re-opened. |
Carnival Ride Malfunction; Releases Oil on Riders
7.6.08 - In Woodland, Ohio,
about eighteen people had hydraulic oil get on their
person when the "Orbiter" carnival ride
malfunctioned.
Some of the injured, however, did seek medical
attention at a local hospital
The Ohio Department of
Agriculture Amusement Ride Safety Division will be
looking into what may have went wrong.
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Roller Coaster Accident in Denmark; 4 Injured
7.5.08 - At Tivoli Friheden
in Aarhus, Denmark, four people were injured when
the 'Cobra' roller coaster apparently broke apart,
with part of the ride crashing to the ground below.
The people injured on the ride, believed to be in
their 20's, were sent to a local hospital with
injuries -- which were believed not to be
life-threatening.
Investigators are now trying to determine what
caused the accident.
The Cobra Inverted roller
coaster had recently opened and was built by Ride
Tek Engineering of Italy.
Related
Information:
Ride
Tek Engineering Website |
Man Thrown
Out of Carnival Ride
7.2.08 - At a carnival in
Loganville, Georgia a swing ride malfunctioned, throwing a
man into the air.
Apparently a witness told police that one of the
chains holding the swing ride broke while a heavyset man
was riding it, throwing him into the air, causing
him to come crashing down
into a fence.
The man was taken to a local
hospital with a cut to his head and back pain.
The carnival was being run
by McNair Amusement of Loganville, Georgia.
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Mother
Jumps From Ride to Save Daughter; Killed
6.30.08 - At Bal Bhavan children's park in India a
mother jumped out of the 'Tora Tora' amusement ride
to her death after she attempted to catch her three-year-old
daughter who had slipped out of the ride. The little
girl miraculously landed in the arms of a person near the ride.
Apparently the safety handle of the box she was in
failed. The woman jumped off the ride to save her
daughter -- her head smashing into a
railing, killing her.
The the
owner of Fun Style Amusements, who runs the rides at
Bal Bhavan children's park has since been arrested
regarding the accident. |
Boy, 17, Decapitated
by Roller Coaster
6.28.08 - At Six Flags Over
Georgia in Austell, Georgia a 17-year-old was decapitated
by the Batman roller coaster after he jumped over a
pair of fences and entered a restricted area.
According to reports, the teenager wanted to avoid
long re-entry lines back into the park after he had
returned from the parking lot.
No one riding on the roller coaster was injured.
In May 2002, a 58-year-old groundskeeper was killed
after he wandered in a restricted area under the
same Batman roller coaster and was struck in the
head by a passengers leg. |
Girl,
12,
Severely
Injured
in
Mishap
6.20.08
- A
12-year-old
girl was
seriously
injured
on
the Air
Gymnasts
attraction
(a
trampoline
type
attraction)
at Divo
Ostrov
amusement
park in
St.
Petersburg,
Russia.
Apparently
the girl
struck
metal
structures
that are
part of
the
attraction,
falling
some 10
feet to
the
ground.
The girl
was
hospitalized
with an
open
fracture
of the
skull,
an
injury
to the
back of
her head
and a
fracture
of her
spine.
City
prosecutors
have
since
opened a
criminal
case in
regard
to the
production
of
products
or
services
that do
not meet
safety
requirements. |
Ride
Tips
Over; 2
Children
Injured
6.19.08
- At the
Grant
County
4-H Fair
in
Marion,
Indiana,
the
'Convoy'
amusement
ride
tipped
over,
injuring
two
children.
Apparently
the two
were
injured
due to
the
instability
of the
ride,
which
came off
its
track
and
landed
on its
side.
Ride
operators
were
reported
as
saying
that
they
were
trying
to
correct
the
problem
all day.
The two
injured
suffered
cuts and
bruises
and were
treated
on the
scene.
The
State of
Indiana
Division
of
Elevators
and
Amusement
Park
Rides
was to
inspect
the ride
and deem
it safe
for the
public.
This
incident
was
blown
out of
proportion,
according
to a
member
of the
carnival
association
operating
the
fair.
[Ed.
Note -
Blown
out of
proportion?
Try
telling
the
injured
as well
as their
families
that.] |
Girl, 7,
Ejected
From
Ride in
Canada
6.19.08
-
A 7
year-old
girl was
thrown
from the
Polar
Express
ride at
the Red
River
Exhibition
in
Winnipeg,
Canada.
According
to the
girl's
aunt, the
girl
went
under
her
restraint
and hit
the
backdrop
of the
ride.
Two boys
who were
on the
ride
with the
girl
attempted
to keep
her in
the ride
by
grabbing
her leg
and her
arm,
however,
the were
unable
to keep
her in.
The
girl's
aunt
also
indicates
that she
attempted
to get
the ride
operators
attention,
but they
were
talking
amongst
themselves
and were
looking
the
other
way.
A
spokeswoman
for
North
American
Midway
Entertainment,
however,
said the
emergency
stop
button
was
pushed
immediately.
She also
indicated
that
nothing
was
found
wrong
with the
lap bars
or the
ride
itself.
The ride
has
since
been
re-opened.
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Accidents
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American
Midway
Entertainment:
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Inflatable
Slide
Explodes;
7
Injured
6.18.08
- In
Nicosia,
Cyprus
seven
children
were
injured
when an
inflatable
slide
exploded.
Apparently
the
children
were
jumping
on the
slide
when it
exploded,
injuring
the
seven
children.
Four of
the
children
were
taken to
the
hospital
for
medical
treatment;
one of
them who
had
broken
his arm.
An
investigation
regarding
why the
inflatable
exploded
is
pending. |
Riders
Stuck on
Roller
Coaster
6.4.08 -
At Six
Flags
Fiesta
Texas in
San
Antonio,
Texas
riders
had to
be
rescued
after
the
'Boomerang'
roller
coaster
stopped
mid-ride.
The
roller
coaster
was
apparently full of
riders
when the
ride
stopped
--
taking
up to an
hour to
get all
riders
off
safely.
According
to a
spokesman
for
Fiesta
Texas,
"a
safety
switch
caused
the ride
to
stop."
The ride
was
expected
to be
back up
and
running.
ASO's
Consumer
Report -
2007:
Six
Flags
Fiesta
Texas |
Inflatable
Collapses;
1
Injured
5.30.08
- An
inflatable
slide
collapsed
at a
festival
in
England,
injuring
a child.
Apparently
several
of the
ride's
anchors
came
flying
out of
the
ground
due to
recent
rainfall
and the
ground
they
were in
being
soft. |
Girl, 7,
Drowns
at Water
Park
5.30.08
- At
Splash
Zone
water
park in
Enid,
Oklahoma,
a
7-year-old
girl was
found
unconscious
and
pulled
from the
pool by
a patron
who
apparently
had to
yell
several
times to
get
assistance
from a
lifeguard
who was
watching
a water
basketball
game.
Apparently
the girl
could
not swim
and was
directed
to a
larger
pool
from the
kiddie
pool she
was in
because
of a
wristband
policy.
According
to a
lifeguard
the girl did
not let
them
know she
could
not
swim.
The
accident
is under
investigation. |
Boy, 16,
Drowns
at Water
Park
5.28.08
- At Sun
Valley
Beach
Pater Park in
Powder
Springs,
Georgia
a
16-year-old
boy
drowned.
Apparently,
fifteen
lifeguards
were on
duty at
the time
the boy
was
discovered
at the
bottom
of the
pool.
Not one
of the
fifteen
lifeguards
reported
seeing
anything
unusual.
Local
law
enforcement
is
investigating. |
Ride Gets
Stuck
Upside
Down
5.18.08
- At
Adventure
Land
amusement
park in
Altoona,
Iowa, 18
riders
were
stuck
upside
down on
the
"Splash
Over"
ride for
up to
seven
minutes.
According
to one
of the
rider's
mother,
her
daughter
suffered
busted
blood
vessels
in her
eyes and
face.
She
further
indicated
that
other
children
had
bloody
noses. A
parks
spokeswoman,
however,
indicated
that
there
were no
reported
injuries.
The ride
has been
shut
down
until
the
manufacturer
inspects
the ride
and can
determine
the
cause of
the
malfunction. |
Roller
Coaster
Cars
Collide;
9
Injured
5.16.08
- At
Cedar
Point
amusement
park in
Sandusky,
Ohio,
two
roller
coaster
cars
collided
on the
Wildcat
roller
coaster.
Nine
riders
were
injured
and
subsequently
treated
at the
park's
first
aid
station.
One
injured
rider
received
treatment
outside
of the
park.
Apparently
one car
failed
to crest
the
first
hill and
rolled
backward
into
another
car. |
Carnival
Worker
Struck
by Ride
5.16.08
- At the
Gibraltar
Spring
Fair
carnival
in
Taylor,
Michigan
a worker
was
struck
by the
Fireball
ride
while
people
were on
board.
Apparently
the man
struck
by the
ride did
not
appear
to be
working
the ride
when he
was hit,
which
knocked
him
unconscious.
The man
was
rushed
to a
local
hospital
and was
believed
to have
been
airlifted
to a
hospital
in Ann
Arbor,
Michigan.
The ride
has been
since
shut
down as
state
investigators
look
into
what
happened.
The ride
was
being
operated
by Wade
Shows of
Livonia,
Michigan.
[Note
of
interest:
This is
not the
first
accident
to
happen
in
Taylor,
Michigan,
in April
of 2004
a Wade
Shows
employee
was
working
on top
of the
Crazy
Submarine
ride at
the
Gibraltar
Trade
Center
when
another
employee
offered
a child
one last
swing,
not
knowing
the
co-worker
was on
it,
killing
him.]
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Accidents
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Ride
Collapses;
24
Injured
5.16.08
-
At the
California's
Calaveras
County
Fair and
Jumping
Frog Jubilee
in
Angels
Camp,
California,
the
Yo-Yo
spinning
carnival
ride
collapsed
injuring
24
people
on
board.
Three of
the
riders
-- many
of them
believed
to be
children
-- had
to be
airlifted
to
hospitals,
but some
of the
injuries
do not
appear
to have
been
serious.
The
Yo-Yo
ride has
metal
arms
extending
out from
a pole
at the
center.
Each has
a seat
attached
and they
go up
and down
as the
ride
spins.
Apparently
the pole
collapsed
and the
seats
came
subsequently
crashing
down.
California's
amusement
ride
division
is
investigating.
The ride
was
being
operated
by Brass
Ring
Amusements
of
Oroville,
California
(aka
Midway
Amusements).
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Stories:
Carnival
Accidents
in
California
UPDATE :
3.13.09
- A
damaged
lock
washer
caused
the ride
to fail
and drop
its
arms,
and
Midway
of Fun,
failed
to
maintain
the ride
properly.
Read the
full
report
here.
(PDF) |
2 Killed
in
Carousel
Accident
5.10.08
- At a
park in
Luhansk,
Ukraine,
a
carousel
jumped
off its
track
and
slammed
into a
pole
killing
two
people
and
injuring
about
eight.
The dead
were
believed
to be a
man in
his
early
20s and
a young
woman in
her late
teens.
Eight
others
were
hospitalized.
Apparently,
the
carousel
was put
up in
the park
without
permission. |
Boy Has
Fingers
Severed
at Water
Park
5.5.08 -
A boy
had four
fingers
on his
left
hand
severed
by a
pump at
the Blue
Lagoon
Water
Park in
Kaohsiung
City,
Taiwan.
Apparently
the
boy's
left
hand was
sucked
into the
water
pump
placed
near a
The pump
had been
placed
near a
pool to
create
artificial
water
spouts
for the
opening
ceremony
for the
new Blue
Lagoon
Water
Park.
Visitors
who
witnessed
the
accident
were
terrified
and left
the
water
park
immediately
afterwards.
In
response
to the
grisly
accident,
the park
said
that the
pump
belonged
to a
contractor
that had
been
working
at the
event
and that
there
was no
need to
close
the park
after
they had
taken
care of
the
cause of
the
accident. |
Girl,
10,
Breaks
Bone on
Roller
Coaster
5.1.08 -
At
Himeji
Central
Park in
Himeji,
Japan a
10-year-old
girl
broke
her
collarbone
while
riding
the
"Labyrinth,"
roller
coaster.
Apparently
the
girl
was
sitting
in the
front of
the
second
car
and was
flung
out when
the
roller
coaster
train
passed a
curved
section
of track
toward
the end
of the
ride.
When she
was
flung
out, she
made
contact
with an
inner
wall,
sustaining
her
injury.
The
roller
coaster
can
reach
speeds
of 24
Miles
per
Hour,
but it
is not
known
how fast
it was
going at
the time
of the
accident.
The park
has
since
ceased
operations
of the
roller
coaster
to try
and
figure
out why
the girl
was sent
flying
out of
the
roller
coaster. |
Man
Falls
From
Carnival
Ride
4.27.08
- A
carnival
worker
in
Georgia
was
hospitalized
after
falling
more
than 40
feet
from a
ride
when he
tried to
secure
two
riders
that he
noticed
had
their ride's
door
not
properly
closed
on the
Roll-o-Plane
amusement
ride.
Apparently
the
worker
was
trying
to
secure
the door
when the
ride
suddenly
started
moving.
This
caused
the man
to grab
onto the
door, he
apparently
still
held on
despite
the ride
lifting
him into
the air.
He
eventually
lost his
grip and
subsequently
fell
some 40
feet.
The
carnival
worker
is said
to be in
serious
condition,
however,
the
extent
of his
injuries
are
unknown. |
Woman,
45,
Injured
on
Carnival
Ride
4.1.08 -
At the
Miami-Dade
County
Fair the
'Convoy'
children's
ride
tipped
over,
injuring
a
45-year
old
woman
after
spilling
her to
the
ground.
The ride
was
closed
until it
could be
inspected
by the
state's
Bureau
of Fair
Rides.
Ride
operator,
North
American
Midway
Entertainment,
fixed
deficiencies
noted in
an
inspection
and
subsequently
reopened
the
ride.
State
officials
are
investigating
what
caused
one of
the
ride's
trucks
to
dislodge
from the
track
and tip
sideways.
Also
last
week, a
9-year-old
boy
received
an
electrical
shock
while
riding a
carousel
at the
same
fair.
The boy
was not
seriously
hurt,
that was
apparently
due to
an
electrical
short. |
Boy, 4,
Injured
on Ride
3.29.08
- At a
carnival
in
Baytown,
Texas a
4-year-old
boy was
injured
after
getting
stuck
under a
carnival
ride.
The boy
was
knocked
unconscious
after he
had
climbed
out of a
fire
truck
type
ride and
subsequently
became pinned
between
its
moving
parts. The
carnival
operator
immediately
stopped
the
ride.
Apparently
the
child
may have
unbuckled
a chain
that is
supposed
to keep
him
inside
of the
ride.
Inspectors
are
looking
into
what may
have
happened. |
Worker
Killed
in Ride
Mishap
3.24.08
-
A
46-year-old
man died
after
the
ceiling
of an
attraction
came
crashing
down
while he
was
inspecting
it at
Family
Ai Land
in Nagakute,
Aichi
Prefecture,
Japan.
Apparently,
while
inspecting
the
"Family
Swinger"
ride
inside
the
cylindrical
column
the
ceiling
gave
way,
crushing
the man. |
Man, 23,
Injured
on
Carnival
Ride
3.22.08
- In
Fayetteville,
North
Carolina,
a
23-year-old
man was
injured when he
apparently
tried to
get off
of a
moving
amusement
ride.
The man
got on
the
'Scat'
amusement
ride,
where
riders
stand
and are
strapped
in
across
the
waist
and
shoulders;
however,
he apparently
tried to
get off
the
ride,
causing
him to
be
thrown
from it.
The
23-year-old
suffered
severe
head
injuries
and was
taken to
the
hospital
in
critical
condition.
The ride
was
being
operated
by
Michael's
Amusement. |
Roller
Coaster
Crash; 7
Injured
3.21.08
- At
Emperors
Palace
in
Johannesburg,
South
Africa a
roller
coaster
became
unhinged
and
toppled
to its
side and
fell
some 5
feet to
the
ground
injuring
7 riders
who
apparently
sustained
head and
neck
related
injuries.
Management
of
Emperors
Palace
maintains
that the
rides
were
just
recently
inspected
within
the
week,
however,
there
was no
report
from the
inspection.
Angry
family
members
of the
injured
have
indicated
that
they
will
pursue
further
action
against
the
resort. |
Woman
Injured
in
Go-Kart
Accident
2.24.08 - At Fiesta
Fun Family Fun
Center in St.
George, Utah a woman
was scalped as she
rode a go-kart.
Apparently the
woman's hair slipped
through a crack in
the go-kart's seat,
which happens to be
an area that separates the
go-kart's head rest
from its back rest.
This subsequently resulted in
the woman's hair
being wrapped around
the go-kart's drive
shaft.
According to Fiesta
Fun Family Fun
Center's website,
They offer a clean,
attractive amusement
park with 7
different
attractions to
choose from. |
Boy, 3, Killed at
Amusement Park
2.12.08 - At Atallah
Park in Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia a
three-year-old boy
died after a train
ran over him.
The boy was riding
the train ride when
his seat belt came
loose. He fell out
and was run over by
another train. He
was pronounced dead
at a hospital
sometime later.
Atallah Park was
closed after the
accident and safety
inspectors were at
the park checking various rides.
Apparently the Civil
Defense has a
department that
checks on the safety
of amusement parks,
with safety
inspectors following
a weekly and monthly
maintenance
schedule. |
4 Injured on Animal
Kingdom Ride
2.10.08 - On the
Kilimanjaro Safari
ride at Disney's
Animal Kingdom, 4
people were injured
when the ride caught
on fire due to an
engine hose failing.
One of the injured
was taken to the
hospital after she
jumped from the
safari truck,
injuring her knee.
The other three
riders were treated
for minor injuries.
Disney inspected all
the safari vehicles
and the ride was
opened the following
morning. |
Man Dies in Ferris
Wheel Mishap
2.10.08 - At the
Rainbow's End theme
park in Auckland,
New Zealand a
21-year-old man was
killed while he
cleaned a Ferris
Wheel before the
park opened.
Apparently the man
became trapped
between the
structure and one of
the Ferris Wheel
carriages. By the
time medical
assistance arrived
and freed him, he
was dead.
The Ferris Wheel
stands about 33 feet
tall and carries
people in six
gondola
compartments.
This ride had
recently passed an
independent
inspection in
January and been
released for normal
operation by the
parks engineers.
The park was closed
for the rest of the
day with
police and the
Occupational Safety
and Health Service
beginning an
investigation to
find out what
happened.
This was not the
first death at
Rainbow's End theme
park, however. In
1990, a 19-year-old
man died after
plunging some 65
feet to the ground
in a bungee jump
debacle. |
Man, 23, Dead in
Go-Kart Crash
2.9.08 - A
23-year-old man was
killed, when he
crashed his go-kart
at Fastimes Indoor
Karting in
Indianapolis,
Indiana.
Apparently the man
suffered a
spinal fracture
after he lost
control of his
go-kart while
attempting
a 180-degree turn.
He subsequently
hit a wall and
became airborne and
as he came back
down, his neck
struck a guard rail.
The man was wearing
a protective helmet
as well as various
other safety gear at
the time of the
accident.
Fastimes ensures
each driver is
18-years old and has
all drivers sign a
liability waiver,
where go-karts can
reach speeds of 40
miles per hour. |
Carnival Accident; 1
Dead
1.29.08 - A
15-year-old female
carnival worker is
dead after being hit
in the head by a
piece of the 'Hammer
Slammer' ride.
As she assisted with
dismantled the ride,
a piece of the ride
fell onto her
head. She was taken
to a local hospital
and later died.
According to state
records, the ride
was due for an
inspection, as the
last yearly
inspection expired
in July 2007.
The accident is
being investigated
by The Occupational
Safety and Health
Administration.
The carnival ride
operator involved is
Blue Ribbon
Entertainment out of
the Houston, Texas
area. |
20 Injured in Water
Park Accident
1.24.08 - At the
Mayan Adventure
Indoor Water Park in
Elmhurst, Illinois
an apparent chlorine
leak in the pool
caused 20 or so
patrons to be taken
to the hospital.
Many of the injured
were taken to the
hospital with
chemical burns to
their eyes and
mouths. Many were
also seen vomiting,
coughing, and
bleeding from the
nose.
The water park,
which is apparently
a part of the
Holiday Inn at
Chicago -Elmhurst,
has been shut down
as officials try and
figure out what went
wrong. |
Girl, 11, Dead in
Amusement Park
Accident
1.17.08 - At
Queensland Amusement
Park in Chennai,
India an 11-year-old
girl, along with her
family members, were
riding a water boat
attraction on a lake
when it collided
with another boat.
About 10 people fell
into the lake as a
result of the
collision. Everyone
involved in the
accident was saved,
however, the
girl could not be
saved and was
pronounced dead at a
local hospital.
Seven employees,
including the deputy
general manager, the
maintenance
engineer, the safety
and operations
manager, and two
boat operators along
with two life guards
were arrested in
connection with the
death of the
11-year-old girl.
Apparently,
investigations have
shown that the park
did not take
adequate precautions
in regard to the
stability of the
motor boats. It was
also noted that the
carelessness on the
part of rescue team
had led to the death
of the girl, too.
|
Water Slide
Accident; 28 Injured
1.12.08 - Some 28
people were injured
on the "Super
Spiral," water slide
when part of it
collapsed at Siam
Park in Bangkok,
Thailand.
Apparently, various
riders fell through
the damaged slide
and a total of some
28 children were
injured, with broken
limbs and bruises.
Four children,
however, still
remain in critical
condition.
According to the
amusement parks
general manager, the
"Super Spiral," is a
three-story high
water-slide and the
collapse occurred at
the 8 foot level.
Other Accidents
Involving -- Siam
Park:
|
8 Children and 5
Adults Injured on
Toy Train at
Amusement Park
1.12.08 - 8 children
and 5 adults were
injured when a toy
train overturned,
due to a broken axle
at Evershine Dream
Park in India.
Apparently, the
connection of the
engine to the cars
was severed while
the engine sped
ahead up a hill,
leaving the
train-cars, which
subsequently tilted
and fell over.
Riders in the train
as well as those
waiting to get in
were injured in the
accident. With the
injured suffering
fractures,
dislocations, and
head related
injuries.
The children injured
in the accident were
believed to be
between 2-4 years of
age.
Police arrested the
driver for
negligence in
operating the train. |
13 Injured on Roller
Coaster in Japan
1.1.08 - Thirteen
people were injured
when a roller
coaster they were
riding abruptly
stopped.
The Titan V roller
coaster at the Space
World amusement park
in Japan stopped as
a safety system
activated after a
joint on one of the
roller coaster cars
came off.
Back and Neck
injuries to the
riders were not
thought to be
serious. |
18 Stranded on
Roller Coaster in
China
1.1.08 - A
roller-coaster
stalled at the top
of a loop in China
leaving 18 riders
stranded upside down
for about a half an
hour.
Passengers were
riding the Fireball
at the Wuhu Fangte
Amusement Park in
eastern China, when
the roller coaster
came to a sudden
stop.
"Park officials and
local authorities
rescued the stranded
passengers after
about 30 minutes,
and six were rushed
to hospital and
treated for
dizziness," Xinhua
news agency said.
Apparently strong
headwinds caused the
mechanical issue and
six riders were
rushed to hospital
and treated for
dizziness. |
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