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United States amusement park accidents. Amusement park accidents refer to serious injuries or deaths that occur at amusement parks. Many such accidents are reported to regulatory authorities as usually required by law everywhere. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission tracks statistics for all amusement ride accidents.
On September 5, 2003, a 22-year-old man named Marcelo Torres died after suffering severe blunt-force trauma and extensive internal bleeding in a derailment of the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster that also injured 10 other riders. [6] The cause of the accident was determined to be improper maintenance. [7]
On May 31, 2003, a 32-year-old female from New York City, died after falling out of The Raven roller coaster. The victim was visiting the park to attend "Stark Raven Mad 2003", an event hosting roller coaster enthusiasts from around the United States. At approximately 8:00 pm, the victim and her fiancé boarded The Raven in the last row of the ...
North Carolina’s Department of Labor found the crack in Carowinds' Fury 325 roller coaster had been visible for at least a week before its closure. ... A video surfaced online of a large crack ...
On June 19, 2006, a 4-year-old girl injured one of her feet while exiting the train. She was taken to the hospital to be treated for cuts on her foot. Reports said that the girl's foot got stuck between the train and platform. Her foot was freed, but Universal closed the coaster so that staff could examine the ride.
The park's lawsuit against Zamperla aims to make the ride maker liable to the park for any financial losses associated with a pending lawsuit about the June malfunction.. READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP ...
As a result of the accident, OSHA fined Walt Disney World US$4,500 for violating federal safety codes in that work area. [90] The incident echoed a similar incident at Disneyland Resort in 1994, when a 30-year-old man fell 20 feet (6 m) out of a Skyway cabin and subsequently attempted to sue Disney.
Since only part of the train was on the lift, the anti-rollback mechanism had not fully engaged and broke. The steel roller coaster was built in 1987 and is one of Sweden's largest, reaching speeds up to 80 km/h (50 mph). [88] Since the accident the roller coaster has opened again, after a technical adjustment and is in full operation.