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Published in the Ocean County Observer 03/28/05 Seaside Heights man, 40, airlifted to hospital By CHRIS LUNDY Staff Writer SEASIDE PARK -- A Fun Town Amusement Pier employee was injured yesterday after being hit by a roller coaster giving children a ride, police said.
The 40-year-old Seaside Heights man, whose name was not released by police, was injured at 1:59 p.m. near the Family Fun Coaster, police said.
The man received lacerations to his head and leg, but was conscious, police said. He was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune.
Witness accounts vary from the police report.
The police said the employee was hit by the roller coaster.
The employee was a maintenance man picking up garbage, Fun Town Pier owner Bill Major said. The man placed the garbage can on the tracks of the ride, Major said. When the roller coaster's front car hit the can, the can was knocked forward into the man's head, he said.
Fun Town Pier has fences to keep people away from rides, Major said. The worker hopped a fence to do the cleaning, he said.
Major said he did not know why the employee acted as he did.
The car was on a descent and could not be stopped, Major said.
At first, Erin Kearney of Newark said she thought the front of the roller coaster car flipped up. She then realized it was a garbage can.
Kearney said she was terrified at the incident. Her 14-year-old brother, Travis Nelson, was in the front car. "My heart was pounding," Kearney said.
Travis Nelson's mother, Ann Nelson of Toms River, drove to the scene when she found out what happened.
An employee was manning the ride.
"I wouldn't consider it his fault," Nelson said. "Everything was fine when the ride started."
The ride had approximately eight to 10 people on it, Nelson said.
None of the riders were reported injured.
Police said they contacted the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, but the office was closed.
Last edited by larrygator on Sat Sep 08, 2018 10:55 pm.
Hey yall-
I've never seen a park employee be so stupid except for the people who jump over the tracks when the trainis moving. I think he kind of deserved it, he should have been watching out where he was putting his things.
-Brent
Reminds me of the man who went to retrieve his hat after loosing it on Top Gun. He hopped the fence that specifically said "NO TRESPASSING" and got kicked in the head by an oncoming train. The one who "kicked" suffered broken legs while the one who was hit by the rider's legs was killed. Why do people have to be so ignorant?!?
About 2 years ago, a worker was killed at SFOG because he went under the track to get someone’s hat while the ride was operating. The train hit him and the ride was closed for a couple of weeks.
What about the guy who was leaning his head over a Fireball, and then got whammed in the head and killed? That is a true meaning of an idiot. Why would people be so stupid to do these things?
---Brent
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