Incident date: 2015-08-19
NAICS industry code: 713110

A maintenance employee was performing daily inspections on the Dominator Ride. He attached a fall protection device to the carriage of the ride and rode the carriage to the top, then stepped off of the carriage and onto an inspection catwalk. He contacted personnel on the ground to lower the carriage so he could inspect the ride cables. He did not disconnect his harness and lanyard and was pulled off the catwalk by the harness and lanyard as the carriage was lowered. He was left suspended in the air from the lanyard and harness, suffering seven broken ribs, as well as neck and shoulder edema and contusions.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Nonrail amusement rides
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate