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Thursday, June 13th, 2013

Recent Incidents Reported to ASO

Six Flags Over Texas

Ride/Type	Summary	Ride	Rider
Titan /Steel	Male 51: Blacked out on ride. Indicated history of high blood pressure.		x
Titan /Steel	Male 31: Blacked out on ride. Rider mentioned heat and failure to properly hydrate as reason issues occurred.		x
Titan /Steel	Female 26: Blacked out on ride. Heat plus no water main issues according to rider.		x

Monday, June 9th, 2013

Recent Accidents

Wednesday, May 29th, 2013

Six Flags Magic Mountain

72 Total Significant Injuries in 2012 vs. 86 in 2011
29 Disproven Injuries in 2012
- Due to riders riding with preexisting back, neck, circulatory ailments
- Heat related issues
Injuries Per Ride:
- 31 = Green Lantern
  - 16 neck related
  - 15 back related
- 20 = Tatsu
  - 20 misc - black out
- 10 = Riddler's Revenge
  - 10 legs
- 7 = Goliath
  - 7 misc - blacked out
- 2 = Viper
  - 2 shoulder related
- 2 = X2
  - 2 chest related

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

Recent Accidents

Friday, May 17th, 2013

New York New York

90 Total Significant Injuries in 2012 vs. 57 in 2011
5 Disproven Injuries in 2012
- Due to riders riding with preexisting back, neck, circulatory ailments
- Heat related issues
Injuries Per Ride:
- 90 = The Roller Coaster
  - 54 back related
  - 29 neck related
  - 7 misc related - blacked out and blurry vision

Next: Six Flags Magic Mountain

Monday, May 13th, 2013

Disneyland

59 Total Significant Injuries in 2012 vs. 53 in 2011
37 Disproven Injuries in 2012
- Due to riders riding with preexisting back, neck, circulatory ailments
- Heat related issues
Injuries Per Ride:
- 54 = Indiana Jones:
  - 44 back related
  - 10 neck related
- 5 = Splash Mountain
  - 5 misc related - Slip and Falls

Next: New York New York

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

Knott's Berry Farm

87 Total Significant Injuries in 2012 vs. 77 in 2011
7 Disproven Injuries in 2012
- Due to riders riding with preexisting back, neck, circulatory ailments
Injuries Per Ride:
- 77 = Ghostrider
  - 30 back related
  - 19 neck related
  - 14 stomach related
  - 14 misc related - blacked out, mouth injuries, blurry vision
- 10 Boomerang
  - 10 neck related

Next: Disneyland

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

Cedar Point

45 Total Significant Injuries in 2012 vs. 37 in 2011
9 Disproven Injuries in 2012
- Due to riders riding with preexisting back, neck, circulatory ailments
Injuries Per Ride:
- 19 = Raptor
  - 19 leg related
- 12 = Mantis
  - 8 leg related
  - 4 neck related
- 8 = Magnum XL-200
  - 8 back related
- 3 = Mean Streak
  - 3 back related
- 3 = Maverick
  - 3 neck related

Next: Knott's Berry Farm

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

Disney's California Adventure

10 Total Significant Injuries in 2012 vs. 5 in 2011
12 Disproven Injuries in 2012
- Due to riders riding with preexisting back, neck, circulatory ailments
Injuries Per Ride:
- 10 = California Screamin'
  - 5 neck related
  - 5 back related

Next: Cedar Point

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Disney's Hollywood Studios

14 Total Significant Injuries in 2012 vs. 6 in 2011
27 Disproven Injuries in 2012
- Due to riders riding with preexisting back, neck, circulatory ailments
- Due to heat related issues
Injuries Per Ride:
- 7 = Rock n' Roller Coaster
  - 5 neck related
  - 2 back related
- 7 = Star Tours
  - 7 back related

Next: Disney's California Adventure

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What's a "Significant Injury?"

Any injury that affects a person's way of life. Back pain, hearing loss, loss of feeling, blurry vision, etc...

In 2012, ASO developed a list of amusement parks, which would be tracked and injury data analyzed. The information would be tracked via consumer submissions, employee submissions, and ASO’s own independent park observation visits. Information was also disapproved via the same process.

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

Holiday World

22 Total Significant Injuries in 2012 vs. 25 in 2011
17 Disproven Injuries in 2012
- Due to riders riding with preexisting back, neck, circulatory ailments
Injuries Per Ride:
- 13 = The Voyage
  - 7 back related
  - 6 neck related
- 6 = Raven
  - 6 back related
- 3 = Legend
  - 3 back related

Next: Disney's Hollywood Studios

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