NORTH AMERICAN MIDWAY ENTERTAINMENT LLC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at NORTH AMERICAN MIDWAY ENTERTAINMENT LLC in LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
Employer NORTH AMERICAN MIDWAY ENTERTAINMENT LLC Report ID 20181111329
Address 2600 Howard St. City, State ZIP LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72206
Event Date November 2, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Trailers
Secondary Source Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 713110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 34.72000, -92.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on the back of a trailer (about 3 or 4 feet off the ground), loading pieces of a roller coaster. The releasing ratchet strap holding the equipment in place slipped; the employee fell, landing on a piece of the roller coaster's track and suffering two broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

Incident Summary

On November 2, 2018, a worker at NORTH AMERICAN MIDWAY ENTERTAINMENT LLC in LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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