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This accident was one of the worst roller coaster accidents in history. James Hackemer, an Iraq war veteran lost both his legs when his vehicle hit an IED in March 2007. In 2011, he wanted to enjoy the day at the amusement park with his daughters, nephew and other members of the family. Due to him having no legs, he asked park staff which ride would be the safest for him to ride. They thought that the Ride of Steel would be the safest; however it turned out to be his last. Park officials stated, Mr Hackemer was travelling at 50mph when he was ejected from the front row, slipping through his harness when the cart went racing over a small incline. Investigators stated that nothing was mechanically wrong with the ride and the restraining …show more content…
During the ride his hat flew off on one of the sharp turns he then after then ride thought it would be a good idea to go into the no-go zone, despite all the warning signs he climbed the fence and struck by the 80 km per hour coaster cutting his head clean off. Six years prior to this horrific incident a groundskeeper died in the same spot where one of the passenger’s legs hit him at the same speed while the roller coaster was rolling. The decapitation was witnessed by hundreds of people and the Batman ride was taken out of service immediately after the …show more content…
In a news report it was stated that the operator was new on the job and was left unsupervised, a large part of the job was to help push cars along if they got stuck. Unfortunately one of these cars got stuck and he attempted to push but got his hand lodged somehow in the car. The car carried on moving and when it finally let loose he hanging from the top of the ride and couldn’t hold on, dropping him to his death. Later, the Court heard the park operator breached health and safety laws by failing to provide proper information, supervision and training for
This accident was one of the worst roller coaster accidents in history. James Hackemer, an Iraq war veteran lost both his legs when his vehicle hit an IED in March 2007. In 2011, he wanted to enjoy the day at the amusement park with his daughters, nephew and other members of the family. Due to him having no legs, he asked park staff which ride would be the safest for him to ride. They thought that the Ride of Steel would be the safest; however it turned out to be his last. Park officials stated, Mr Hackemer was travelling at 50mph when he was ejected from the front row, slipping through his harness when the cart went racing over a small incline. Investigators stated that nothing was mechanically wrong with the ride and the restraining …show more content…
During the ride his hat flew off on one of the sharp turns he then after then ride thought it would be a good idea to go into the no-go zone, despite all the warning signs he climbed the fence and struck by the 80 km per hour coaster cutting his head clean off. Six years prior to this horrific incident a groundskeeper died in the same spot where one of the passenger’s legs hit him at the same speed while the roller coaster was rolling. The decapitation was witnessed by hundreds of people and the Batman ride was taken out of service immediately after the …show more content…
In a news report it was stated that the operator was new on the job and was left unsupervised, a large part of the job was to help push cars along if they got stuck. Unfortunately one of these cars got stuck and he attempted to push but got his hand lodged somehow in the car. The car carried on moving and when it finally let loose he hanging from the top of the ride and couldn’t hold on, dropping him to his death. Later, the Court heard the park operator breached health and safety laws by failing to provide proper information, supervision and training for