Incident date: 2015-10-12
NAICS industry code: 713110

A maintenance employee was performing work on the Slingshot ride when the carriage unexpectedly ascended and carried the employee into the air approximately 15 feet.  The employee fell to the ground and suffered two broken ankles requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
code_source: title: Nonrail amusement rides
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate