Three rides at Kennywood have malfunctioned over the last few weeks. The issues have caused inspectors from the Department of Agriculture to pay a visit to the park. The Phantom’s Revenge stopped for three minutes due to the ride’s safety system. The brakes on the Pirate Ship failed causing the ride to last eight minutes …
With an increase in injuries at trampoline parks, it is important to understand the dangers these parks can possess and what you can do to help ensure your loved one’s safety. Each year, emergency rooms see roughly 100,000 trampoline injures that occurred at home or at a trampoline park, according to the National Electronic Injury …
Five people are injured after the ski lift they were on malfunctioned. The ski resort, located in State College, Pennsylvania, released a statement saying that one chair on the ski lift malfunctioned, causing it to become loose and slide backwards into another chair. This caused a chain reaction with 4 other chairs. It took safety …
Strategies to prevent escalator accidents from occurring have not always appeared to be effective. At one airport, there were 175 accidents resulting in injuries between 2008 and 2014. At the same time, it’s claimed that only three escalator accidents at this same airport since 2008 have been blamed on mechanical problems. It appears that wheeled …
On Sunday night, just after 8 p.m., a two-year-old was mauled by a pit bull. The attack happened in a home in West Mifflin. After the pit bull bit the young girl, she was taken to Jefferson Memorial Hospital. She later died at the hospital because of her injuries. An autopsy is scheduled to determine …
