Amusment Park Accidents in NYC
Many amusement rides are potentially dangerous, especially if they are not properly maintained or the appropriate safety protocols are neglected when the ride is in operation. Accidents involving slips, trips, and falls can occur if the park’s walkways, pavement, and other surfaces aren’t regularly repaired or properly maintained. Visitors also can even get sick from eating tainted or spoiled food.
If you were harmed while enjoying an amusement park ride, contact Hecht, Kleeger & Damashek, Personal Injury Lawyers, P.C. to get started on your case. Call (212) 490-5700 today, or send a message through the online form to schedule a free case consultation.
Were You Injured At a Theme Park?
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), a trade association for amusement parks, theme parks, and attractions, says accidents at amusement parks resulted in an estimated 1,281 injuries in 2021. More than half of the accidents reported (52%) happened on family and adult rides, followed by rollercoasters (31%) and children’s rides (17%).
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says the typical causes of amusement ride accidents and injuries are operator behavior, mechanical failure, and design defects or limitations.
What Kind of Injuries Happen at Amusement Parks?
When an accident does occur on an amusement park ride, the accident often involves high speed and/or precarious heights. This means that any fall and/or impact will likely result in a serious injury, such as:
- Broken bones (fractures)
- Back and spine injuries, which may lead to paralysis
- Head/traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Dislocations (shoulder, hip, knee)
- Crush injuries, including internal organ damage
What Kind of Accidents Happen at Amusement Parks?
In addition to injuries from ride malfunction or operator error, many incidents occur on the grounds of amusement parks but go unreported because they are not connected to rides. These include such accidents as:
- Slip-and-fall accidents occurring because a sidewalk, boardwalk, deck or another surface is wet and slippery
- Trip-and-fall accidents caused by debris, equipment, power cords, etc., in a walkway
- Falls caused by poor lighting or the result of neglected maintenance
- Accidents in which someone is struck by falling or flying materials, tools, equipment, machinery parts
- Assault caused by lax security in parking lots, on-property hotels or motels.
If you or a loved one was seriously injured at a New York amusement park, the consequences will have an impact on you and your family. If negligence was involved, you deserve to be made whole financially. A New York City injury attorney should be contacted at once if you or a loved one has been injured or became ill at an amusement park. Amusement park owners must follow vigorous guidelines to ensure the health and safety of visitors and employees. If any negligence results in an accident, the owner should be held accountable for the injured park visitor’s losses.
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