Javier Jimenez Jr., a construction worker at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., tragically died early Thursday from his injuries after an on-site accident in which a metal plate fell on him. According to police, Jimenez was installing piping for an HVAC system in a trench as part of a third-party contracted crew on the Disneyland back lot when the fatal…
A 68-year-old machinist at Disneyland was seriously injured after he was struck by a Space Mountain vehicle, according to a news report. A Cal-OSHA investigator said that the unidentified machinist was returning a vehicle that had been out of commission to the Space Mountain ride when something went wrong and the vehicle hit him. The…
An equipment malfunction at a Sacramento water park poured too much chlorine into a wave pool and sent 20 people to the hospital, according to a news report. Most of the injured suffered burning lungs or irritated eyes from the chlorine spill at the Raging Waters park when a broken water pump and malfunctioning chemical…
A two-year-old boy walking between two concrete walls at a Los Alamitos neighborhood park fell and became stuck between the two walls before being rescued by firefighters, according to a news report. Authorities said the boy was playing on the walls when his head became stuck in a two-foot space that separated the walls. Firefighters…
After 4 months in the hospital, 13-year-old Teagan Marti is finally going home. She was severely injured when she fell 100 feet from the Terminal Velocity attraction at Extreme World in the Wisconsin Dells. Instead of landing safely in a safety net, the Florida teen hit the ground, injuring her back, neck and organs. The…
A 69-year old tourist from Arkansas nearly hanged himself by accident while posing for a picture at the Boot Hill Museum in Dodge City, Kansas. The man got more than he bargained for while trying to experience a “hanging tree” on the block-long replica of a Wild West street. The man lost consciousness while standing…
A worker whose job it was to clean the It’s a Small World ride at Euro Disney died in a tragic accident at work while cleaning one of the ride’s boats. The ride was inadvertently turned on while he was cleaning, and the worker became trapped under one of the boats. The fifty-three year old…
An Orange County, California woman was killed when she lost control of a go-kart in a flea market parking lot and careened into the adjoining street, where she was struck by a car and instantly killed. 67-year old Fullerton resident Hwa Oh was helping her sister who was a vendor at an Orange County swap…
Ten people were injured on a rollercoaster ride in Buena Park, California at Knott’s Berry Farm when the Pony Express Ride malfunctioned last week. One car rolled back an on incline and crashed into a second stationary car in the loading area. Nine people on the first car and one person climbing into the stopped…
Cherylynn Tang was ice skating at a temporary rink at Great Park with her family on February 14th, 2010 when she slipped on the ice and struck her head. She tragically died of her injuries two days later. Callahan & Blaine has filed a $40 million wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Irvine, California…