KINGS ISLAND

KINGS ISLAND

Location: Mason, Ohio

Accident date: July 9

Description: Structural failure on the Son of Beast roller coaster. Twenty-seven people transported to local hospitals. Two admitted at a Cincinnati hospital with upper body injuries.

Findings: ODA Enforcement Division ruled structural failure.

KALAHARI

Location: Kalahari Resort, Sandusky

Accident date: March 1

Description: A 10-year-old girl suffered head trauma on the water/tube slide. She collided with a ride attendant.

Findings: ODA Enforcement Division ruled attendant error. Civil penalty issued.

AIRPORT GO KARTS

Location: Cleveland

Accident date: July 29

Description: A 10-year-old boy was involved in a collision with another go-cart. He received first aid for a cut under his eye. He was later taken to a hospital and diagnosed with a concussion and was admitted.

Findings: ODA Enforcement Division ruled patron error, saying the boy entered the pit area too fast, bounced off the rail, and was hit from behind by another go-cart.

BATES AMUSEMENT CO.

Location: Lorain County Fair

Accident date: Aug. 23

Description: A 12-year-old girl was shocked while leaving the round-up ride. She was transported to a Cleveland hospital and released the next day.

Findings: ODA Enforcement Division ruled that insulation had worn off the electrical wires and caused the ride to be charged with current.