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Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Girl, 11, was scalped on a carnival ride

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I saw that story.

What is there to say? Such a tragedy.

flan

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Horrible and tragic.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Horrible and tragic.

Certainly other people with long hair have ridden that same ride.

Who knows why it happened to that poor child?

flan

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Why does anything happen to anyone? A horrible tragedy.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Gosh, that's terrible. I hope she recovers.

FNW · Guru

Horrible.

My mother would never let me ride carnival rides. Only places like Disneyland, Magic Mountain, etc., where the rides were permanent and well-made. Of course, even then, rides are known to break down. But never these mobile rides because she thought they were too rickety and unsafe. We have a friend whose husband is in the carnival ride business and they are always getting sued.

I hope this little girl recovers.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

They said she may be blind. I hope her eyesight recovers.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

This is so sad.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

This is horrible.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

I hope she make a full recovery. Both her vision & her hair. Poor kid.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

This happened in my state on May 5th. It has been in the news frequently.

I don't know why the girl fell out of the ride, but she was underneath the ride while it was in motion. All those moving parts got into her hair and ripped it off. I can't imagine how horrible it was for her. The operator stopped the ride as fast as he could, but it was to late for the girl.

This is so tragic for all of her family as well as the girl. I'm not sure she will ever fully recover. The whole event is so awful.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

In my sister's state, a girl cable was loose and strung across a ride and it amputated her foot.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

just Czech wrote:
This happened in my state on May 5th. It has been in the news frequently.

I don't know why the girl fell out of the ride, but she was underneath the ride while it was in motion. All those moving parts got into her hair and ripped it off. I can't imagine how horrible it was for her. The operator stopped the ride as fast as he could, but it was to late for the girl.

This is so tragic for all of her family as well as the girl. I'm not sure she will ever fully recover. The whole event is so awful.

That article said nothing about her falling out of the ride. Pretty misleading. It sounded like she was just sitting in the ride & the next thing anyone knew was her scalp was ripped off. Not that it changes the outcome for her of course but it could make a big difference in the ride's safety & their liability.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Some of these rides, you do hang on for dear life. I mean, a bar over your lap doesnt' really cut it on some of the rides. Yes, 99% of the time, all is well. But, in this day and age, I would think you need to plan a bit for the unexpected.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Lexxy wrote:
just Czech wrote:
This happened in my state on May 5th. It has been in the news frequently.

I don't know why the girl fell out of the ride, but she was underneath the ride while it was in motion. All those moving parts got into her hair and ripped it off. I can't imagine how horrible it was for her. The operator stopped the ride as fast as he could, but it was to late for the girl.

This is so tragic for all of her family as well as the girl. I'm not sure she will ever fully recover. The whole event is so awful.
That article said nothing about her falling out of the ride. Pretty misleading. It sounded like she was just sitting in the ride & the next thing anyone knew was her scalp was ripped off. Not that it changes the outcome for her of course but it could make a big difference in the ride's safety & their liability.

The news reported she fell out. She was riding with a friend and the friend was hanging onto the bar so she wouldn't fall out. That's what I have read locally.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

If she was laying on the ground inside the ride, then the operator probably didnt' see her.

apple · Guru

FNW wrote:
Horrible.

My mother would never let me ride carnival rides. Only places like Disneyland, Magic Mountain, etc., where the rides were permanent and well-made. Of course, even then, rides are known to break down. But never these mobile rides because she thought they were too rickety and unsafe. We have a friend whose husband is in the carnival ride business and they are always getting sued.

I hope this little girl recovers.

I am the same way. I've never let my children go on carnival rides. Horrible mom eh?

To be fair I have taken them to Disney Land. :) Its just that those carnivals seem so sketchy, who knows what repairs or upkeep they do on those rides?

NAOW · Vette's SS

apple wrote:
FNW wrote:
Horrible.

My mother would never let me ride carnival rides. Only places like Disneyland, Magic Mountain, etc., where the rides were permanent and well-made. Of course, even then, rides are known to break down. But never these mobile rides because she thought they were too rickety and unsafe. We have a friend whose husband is in the carnival ride business and they are always getting sued.

I hope this little girl recovers.
I am the same way. I've never let my children go on carnival rides. Horrible mom eh?
To be fair I have taken them to Disney Land. :) Its just that those carnivals seem so sketchy, who knows what repairs or upkeep they do on those rides?

I read recently that a state inspector travels with carnivals to ensure each ride is set up safely and correctly, so in theory, carnival rides should be safer than theme park rides because they are inspected much more frequently.

I don't have a source- and not sure it makes me feel any better about carnival rides either, just thought it was interesting if it's true.

FNW · Guru

That varies, state by state, NAOW. Some require inspection annually. Some at set-up. Some just require liability insurance.

www.inflatablestartup.com/state-regulations-and-amusement-safety-officials/

Riding · Guru

this is just a senseless tragedy, sending prayers for family. I can't imagine what her family is going through

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I know this is a carnival ride, but go karts can be dangerous for those with long hair.

There are certain things you do before getting on certain rides.

Make sure there is nothing that can get caught; scarves, jacket strings, hair.

And secure loose items.

I think these should be required before rides are enjoyed.

There were fails all around here.

But the owner of the ride should have made sure the ride was safe.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

My kids are going to the carnival tomorrow. hmm

apple · Guru

Riding wrote:
this is just a senseless tragedy, sending prayers for family. I can't imagine what her family is going through

Indeed. So very sad. :(

NAOW · Vette's SS

FNW wrote:
That varies, state by state, NAOW. Some require inspection annually. Some at set-up. Some just require liability insurance.

www.inflatablestartup.com/state-regulations-and-amusement-safety-officials/

That's good to know, thanks.

To the bolded: That's frightening.

FNW · Guru

Yes, yes it is.

My mother always had a bad feeling about those rides, but when her BFF's daughter married into the business.....shady.

TrudyML · Guru

FNW wrote:
Yes, yes it is.

My mother always had a bad feeling about those rides, but when her BFF's daughter married into the business.....shady.

Go on. We want to hear about the carnies. As we call them.

FNW · Guru

Just shoddy setup. In a hurry to get to the next destination. Failure to properly care. Old equipment. Lawsuits galore. Not unusual. Move from town to town. Like gypsies.

TrudyML · Guru

Yeah, they look shady.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

I was in my 20s when we went to a carnival set up in the Kmart parking lot. We were just wandering around & eating when we noticed that most of the rides were missing half the screws. We figured they did every other one to get it set up & down faster.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

People get hurt doing any and everything.

I got my leg stuck between the ride and the platform while getting on when I was in high school. It was my fault for not paying attention.

I also sprained both ankles at the fair about 10 years ago. That was my fault as well.

This was an accident.

chef · Guru

Horrible

huskerbb · Guru

Yes, this is a horrible tragedy--but the FACT is that the incidences of such accidents are low given the MILLIONS of riders on various rides at parks and fairs all over the nation.

We don't know exactly what happened. Certainly, if the ride was not maintained well or something was done wrong in the operation of it, then the ride owners (their insurance company) can and should pay.

WYSIWYG · Guru

This is terrible. I hope she comes out of this with her sight intact.

Prayers for her and her family.

Lindley · Guru

Poor little girl :( Prayers for her and her family... This hurts my heart.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

huskerbb wrote:
Yes, this is a horrible tragedy--but the FACT is that the incidences of such accidents are low given the MILLIONS of riders on various rides at parks and fairs all over the nation.

We don't know exactly what happened. Certainly, if the ride was not maintained well or something was done wrong in the operation of it, then the ride owners (their insurance company) can and should pay.

I agree that all manner of tragedies befall people through freak accidents. And, I rode carnival rides. Part of the thrill was looking at the "Carnies" who put them together and thinking "I hope this ride doesn't fall apart". I mean let's face it, they aren't attracting the best and brightest.

However, when offering things to the public, especially children, there needs to be a high standard of safety. I doubt they type of incident reporting like other industries. Do they fill out a form if a kid falls out of a ride or a buckle comes loose if nothing bad happens to them? If they did, then you might be able to see a pattern of risk on certain rides.

huskerbb · Guru

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
Yes, this is a horrible tragedy--but the FACT is that the incidences of such accidents are low given the MILLIONS of riders on various rides at parks and fairs all over the nation.

We don't know exactly what happened. Certainly, if the ride was not maintained well or something was done wrong in the operation of it, then the ride owners (their insurance company) can and should pay.

I agree that all manner of tragedies befall people through freak accidents. And, I rode carnival rides. Part of the thrill was looking at the "Carnies" who put them together and thinking "I hope this ride doesn't fall apart". I mean let's face it, they aren't attracting the best and brightest.
However, when offering things to the public, especially children, there needs to be a high standard of safety. I doubt they type of incident reporting like other industries. Do they fill out a form if a kid falls out of a ride or a buckle comes loose if nothing bad happens to them? If they did, then you might be able to see a pattern of risk on certain rides.

You don't report it every time you fail to buckle your kid in a car seat--or the buckle doesn't quite get locked but you don't realize it.

They report what is necessary to report--and that is accidents causing injury or death.

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