North American Midway Entertainment- Southeast, LLC
Struck by falling object unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at North American Midway Entertainment- Southeast, LLC, 291 Chesterfield Mall, CHESTERFIELD, MISSOURI 63017
on — Fractures , affecting the Multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
While tearing down a Ferris wheel, an employee was caught between the sweeps when a pin on the cross bar came loose as the wheel was manually rotated from the ground. The injured employee sustained crushed vertebrae and broken ribs.
Hospitalized Multiple trunk locations Vehicle and mobile equipment parts n.e.c.
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