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OSHA Injury Report: Elitch Gardens Theme Park

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Elitch Gardens Theme Park in 299 Walnut St, Denver, CO 80204 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was ride Mechanic in parks (e.g., theme, water), amusement.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Elitch Gardens Theme Park
Parent company
Elitch Gardens Theme Park
Street
299 Walnut St
City
Denver
State
CO
ZIP
80204
On-site location
Starflyer lift

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
99

Before the incident

working on the [REDACTED] lift

What happened

On [REDACTED] [REDACTED] was doing an inspection on the [REDACTED] lift carousel when his left thumb was crushed in a cable lift pulley. He was immediately taken to St. Anthonys Hospital Emergency Room for treatment.

Injury or illness

Open Fracture and crushing injury of left thumb

Object or substance involved

Lift pully

Summary line

Left Thumb

Employee and industry

Job description
Ride Mechanic
SOC code
49-9071 — Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
NAICS code
713110 — Parks (e.g., theme, water), amusement
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
559
Total hours worked
412373
EIN
463968895
Establishment ID
1437020
Employer case #
762311GQ

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Time of incident
8:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
22JAN26:22:09:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.