Owner of Amusement Park Ride That Collapsed Is Blamed States Investigative Report - Philadelphia Amusement Park Injury Lawyer Weighs In
The experienced amusement park lawyers of the Philadelphia law firm of Reiff and Bily are all too familiar with carnival, midway and amusement park accidents. A report was recently released concerning the serious injuries of dozens of people caused when a “Yo-Yo” amusement collapsed at a California state fair. The owner of the amusement was labeled in the report as “incompetent”.
The report noted that the carnival ride was “in a physical state of disrepair; this attraction had not been properly maintained.” According to news reports, the accident occurred because of the failure of a lock washer. The report further noted that sweeps of the Yo-Yo collapsed because of a spider bearing assembly slipping off of a cylinder ride thus losing the power to pull the sweeps top end. The chairs the riders were sitting in plummeted to the ground and were dragged. The report blasted the owner of the amusement for failure to insure that the ride was safe to operate and also noted that the owner of the ride did not have all of the required inspection certifications and documents in place to insure its safe operation.
Unfortunately, as the economy continues to worsen, we have found that many theme parks, carnivals and midways have cut corners on safety. Many times ride operators do not pay attention to the precious cargo on the ride.
The accomplished Philadelphia amusement park accident attorneys at Reiff and Bily have successfully represented thousands of personal injury clients for catastrophic injuries since 1979. If you have been injured in an amusement park accident, please contact the experienced catastrophic injury lawyers at Reiff and Bily at 1-800-421-9595 or online at www.reiffandbily.com so that we can begin investigating and protecting your rights.
