OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14480396
CAMPY'S AMUSEMENTS
KEARNY, NJ—
Event description
CAUGHT IN CROSSBARS OF FERRIS WHEEL BEING SET UP.
Investigation abstract
A FERRIS WHEEL WAS BEING SET UP. 5 SECTIONS OF THE APPARATUS HAD BEEN ASSEMBLED AT GROUND LEVEL AND RAISED IN ROTATION. THE FERRIS WHEEL RESEMBLED 5 SLICES OF A 12 SLICE PIE. EMPLOYEE #1 CAME BY AND NOTICED THAT SECTION 2 HAD STARTED TO CLO SE. HE NOTICED THAT A PIN HOLDING THE SECTION OPEN WAS MISSING. THE MISSING SCRE W WAS CAUSING A SCISSORS-LIKE CLOSING OF THE SECTION. HE CLIMBED UP TO THE AREA AND TRIED TO MANUALLY REOPEN THE SECTION. HE WAS STANDING ON THE LOWER PORTION A ND LIFTING THE UPPER PORTION DURING THIS ATTEMPT. THE UPPER CROSS BAR CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT HIM IN BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER BARS.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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