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On June 13, 2003, a man was seriously injured in a 30-foot (9.1 m) fall from the Scenic Skyway chairlift ride at Knoebels Amusement Park. The man was a member of a group home for mentally disabled people and was riding alone. He was airlifted to a local hospital and recovered.
Every day from May through September in each year between 1990–2010 had an average of 20 injuries by amusement park guests under 18 years of age that required hospitalization. [4] In 2011, 1,204 people were injured at 400 amusement parks, according to the IAAPA. [2] In 2019, there were 1,299 injuries from amusement park accidents in the U.S. [5]
Pages in category "Lists of amusement park incidents" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
This is a summary of notable incidents that have taken place at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.While the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH, better known as Cal/OSHA) of the California Department of Industrial Relations has ruled that some guest-related incidents are Disney's fault, the majority of fatal incidents were the result of wrongdoing on the guests' part.
Twelve people, including children, were injured when a swing ride tipped over at an amusement park in Kentucky, police said on Sunday. The ride, in which people sitting in swings suspended from ...
Nearly 30 people were suspended upside down in the air for more than 20 minutes after a ride at an Oregon amusement park malfunctioned.
The following article is a summary of notable incidents at the amusement parks and water parks that are operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation.In some cases, these incidents occurred while the park was under different management or ownership, such as legacy Cedar Fair parks.
A Saturday afternoon at the amusement park quickly turned to tragedy for one Omaha family when 11-year-old Elizabeth "Lulu" Gilreath's long hair got caught in a moving mechanism on a spinning ride ...