Groundskeepers can now lockout rides at Lake Compounce

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Following the death of a groundskeeper, who was struck in the head by a testing roller coaster while working under it, Lake Compounce has implemented a lockout system for the workers when they work around the ride. The ride can not operate until the worker returns and unlocks the ride.

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It's good that they're taking safety precautions, hopefully it won't happen again.

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They should have always been doing this.

The sad thing is, sometimes it takes a tragedy for something to be implemented. This goes on everywhere.

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"Asked why groundskeepers didn't have the cards earlier, Wages said: 'We frankly didn't think it was necessary. Most other parks don't have their landscape workers on the lock-out tag program.'"

That has to be one of the dumbest statements I have heard in a long time.

*** This post was edited by Gemini on 7/2/2001. ***

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