OSHA investigates Silver Dollar City employee death by blunt force head trauma

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Silver Dollar City announced Thursday an employee died following an incident Wednesday. The employee was hospitalized with "head injuries allegedly sustained during maintenance and testing of a rollercoaster," said Rhonda Burke, U.S. Department of Labor deputy director of public affairs.

Read more from The Springfield News-Leader.

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There isn’t any inverts at SDC, which coaster was this? Wildfire? Time Turner? Can’t think of any other coaster that overhangs the track.


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