| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-18 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| On April 18, 2021, a maintenance employee was pushing a rail track switch lever to move the track so that an amusement park train could continue on its way. The switch was blocked, and when he gave it a harder push, his hands slipped off it. The lever hit his lower abdomen and ruptured part of his small intestine. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-08-02 | Marvel Cave Park | Missouri | Branson Mountain Adventure | Arm(s) | Rail vehicle incident, n.e.c. |
| An employee was riding on an amusement park's mountain ride. He lost his balance and came partly out of the cart; his arm hit the track and his arm was broken. | |||||
| 2018-07-05 | Wildwood | New Jersey | Morey's Piers | Fingertip(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
| An employee was sitting as a passenger in a utility vehicle, which was traveling on a boardwalk at an amusement park. He was coiling rope in his hands; the rope became entangled under the vehicle's tire and removed the tip of his left index finger. | |||||
| 2018-04-12 | Agawam | Massachusett | Riverside Park Enterprises, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was walking under an amusement park ride track to diagnose a fault error when the ride's cart bogie (wheel) struck the employee. The employee suffered right shoulder and right ribcage injuries. | |||||
| 2018-03-07 | Agawam | Massachusett | SIX FLAGS NEW ENGLAND | Wrist(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting insulation on a large diameter wire to repair an amusement ride when the knife slipped out and deeply lacerated his left wrist just above the leather work gloves he was wearing. | |||||
| 2018-01-08 | Edinburg | Texas | North American Midway Entertainment | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing routine maintenance on an amusement park ride when a hydraulic pin came into operation and amputated the employee's left thumb at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2017-08-28 | Sandusky | Ohio | Cedar Point Amusement Park | Nonclassifiable | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode |
| On August 28, 2017, an employee suffered a muscle injury after climbing to the top of a hill on an amusement park ride to retrieve a customer's cellphone. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-08-10 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | WALT DISNEY WORLD CO | Heel(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was inspecting a paint job on the roof of an amusement ride. He slipped as he was stepping off a ladder and fractured his right heel. | |||||
| 2017-06-16 | Kissimmee | Florida | WALT DISNEY WORLD CO. | Arm(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was performing preventive maintenance on an amusement park ride vehicle. Brake cleaner had been sprayed to loosen parts. He was using a battery powered impact wrench to remove a bumper when a flash fire occurred, causing second and third degree burns to his arm. | |||||
| 2016-06-13 | Denver | Colorado | Elitch Gardens Theme Park | Forearm(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was assembling an amusement park ride when the component that was being installed fell and crushed his arm. He was hospitalized overnight with a fractured left forearm. | |||||
| 2015-06-19 | Elmira | New York | The Eldridge Park Carousel Preservation Society | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| A summer employee was tasked with weed whacking brush on a hill at the amusement area. He slipped while mowing the hill and severed the tips of three toes. He was hospitalized where surgery was performed to repair the toes. | |||||