Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303369409 - Country Amusements Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303369409

Report ID: 0213100

Date Opened: 06/27/2000

Site Address:
Country Amusements Inc.
Rt 199
Pine Plains, NY 12567

Mailing Address:
Po Box 126, Newtown, CT 06470

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7999

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/07/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/18/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100740414

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200740660

Event: 06/26/2000

One killed, one injured when Ferris wheel collapses

Employee #1 and a coworker, of Country Amusement, Inc., were assembling a trailer-mounted Ferris wheel. After raising two sections of the Ferris wheel, the lifting cable was removed from the second section and it collapsed. Employee #1 was killed. Apparently, the workers had failed to install the two locking pins on the raised section.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, AMUSE PARK/CARNIVAL, INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOCKING PINS, FALLING OBJECT, FERRIS WHEEL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303369409			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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