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These were all real events, and many more like them occur every year all across the United States. Accidents at amusement parks and on rides at carnivals and other sites result in an alarming number of injuries – an average of roughly 9,000 per year, according to estimates by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. While many of the injures are minor and result in little more than scrapes and bruises, many others are very serious. An average of 4.5 per year result in death.
A number of the mishaps and resulting injuries are no doubt at least partly the fault of reckless riders, but many others are caused by negligence including defective machinery or careless ride operators. Many of the accidents result in lawsuits, with the amusement park and ride owners eventually making substantial compensation to victims. People severely injured because of an amusement park (called fixed-site) or mobile amusement rides should contact an experienced attorney. The lawyers at Kline & Specter have won major awards and settlements in a variety premises and product liability lawsuits, many of them very involved and complex. (See our Major Victories and Notable Cases.) In July 2007, Tom Kline tried a case in Pittsburgh in which a jury awarded $1.2 million to the family of a woman who died when a pavilion collapsed at an amusement park . (See stories and TV clips). Click here if you or someone you know suffered a severe injury on an amusement ride and you wish to contact an experienced attorney.
Non-Occupational Amusement Ride Injury Estimates
Source: U.S. Consumer Protection Safety Commission, based on emergency room reports. Most common types of amusement ride injuries,
Source: U.S. CPSC, based on injuries suffered from 1993-2000 
Amusement Ride News and InformationCPSC – Amusement Ride-Related Injuries and Deaths in the United States – 2003 Update RideAccidents.com - a comprehensive source for amusement ride accident reports and related news.
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A six-year-old boy is killed in a ride accident at a Pennsylvania carnival. A three-year-old girl suffers fatal head injuries on a ride at an amusement park in Las Vegas. A 57-year-old woman is killed and a four-year-old girl left paralyzed after a miniature train derails and overturns at an Indiana amusement park. A boy dies in a fall from a Ferris wheel in New Jersey |
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