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The accident is under investigation.
Meanwhile, a study published in the journal Clinical Pediatrics (5/13) examined amusement park ride accidents involving children between 1990 and 2010. Researchers found that during that time approximately 93,000 children aged 17 or younger were taken to hospital emergency departments in the US for treatment of injuries sustained while on an amusement park ride. Yearly, there was an average of approximately 4,400 injuries.
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“An improved national system for monitoring injuries involving amusement rides is needed,” researchers concluded. “There are opportunities to improve the safety of amusement rides for children, especially to prevent injuries from falls.”
It is not just theme park guests who are at risk of injury. The wife of a man who died while working on an air-conditioning unit at SeaWorld San Antonio has filed a lawsuit against the theme park, alleging the company failed to properly train employees and further did not provide adequate safety gear. According to Express-News (7/8/13), the victim was checking on an air-conditioning unit when he was electrocuted. Although employees attempted to assist him, he died before being flown to the hospital.