Posted on 08/17/2003 6:23:42 AM PDT by John W
LANGLEY -- A man was killed Saturday when his long hair got caught in the amusement park ride he owned, pulling him up as high as 40 feet before he fell, back-first, onto a fence. Doug McKay, 40, was the co-owner of Paradise Amusements, based in Post Falls, Idaho. He was spraying lubricant on the tracks of the Super Loop 2, a roller coaster-type ride at the Island County Fair on Whidbey Island.
The ride was in progress at the time, and McKay's hair got caught on a car full of fairgoers, said sheriff's spokeswoman Jan Smith. He was pulled between 25 and 40 feet into the air.
"It basically scalped him, and he fell and landed on the fence," Smith said.
Hundreds of people witnessed the accident, Smith said, and grief counselors were on hand. It was unclear whether anyone on the ride might have tried to reach McKay.
Paradise Amusements had set up rides at the Island County Fair for the past three years, Smith said.
She said the fair continued after the incident.
That's what you have done.
As a guy with extremely long hair (almost to my waist), I'd have to agree. At least on the survival aspect.
Extreme care has to be taken when working on cars or any kind of machinery. I love my hair too much to cut it, but am always alert to situations where my hair can pose a danger.
LOL!!!
Wouldn't that be "hair-razing"?
If your company requires them to wear hair nets, and they aren't disciplined for failing to wear hair nets, and one of them does get their hair caught in a machine and is injured or killed, guess what? Company policy won't mean a thing in your company's defense. As a matter of fact, it will make it worse. Lack of enforcement of the policy becomes a de facto policy in and of itself.
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