A one-year-old child had to be airlifted to an Atlanta hospital last month after she sustained serious injuries when a television set fell on her at a motel in Cherokee County. The accident happened just as a new study published in a medical journal reveals that the number of children…
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Atlanta Residents Continue to be in Danger of Escalator Accidents
Even after new safety standards were introduced and added to building codes in the country, children in Atlanta continue to be in danger of escalator injuries caused when their shoes or clothing get snagged in the gaps at the sides of the escalator. A report last month highlights some of…
CARNIVAL WORKER INJURED IN AMUSEMENT RIDE FALL
On Sunday, a carnival worker was critically injured when he fell forty-five feet from the outside of a Roll-O-Plane carnival ride at the Plaza Fiesta on Buford Highway in DeKalb County.The outdoor carnival is operated by Gold Medal Shows. According to witnesses, the worker was trying to secure a…
SIX FLAGS RIDE KILLS TEEN
On Saturday, June 28th, seventeen year-old Asia LeeShawn Ferguson, was decapitated when he was struck by the Batman roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia in Austell, Georgia. Witnesses report that Ferguson, who was with his family and a church group from South Carolina, scaled two perimeter fences with another…
Personal Injuries Caused by Faulty MARTA Escalator
Varying reports have now appeared about a MARTA escalator incident on New Year’s Eve.At first the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported, “a bunch rowdy college football fans lost their footing” when one of the Five Points MARTA station escalator’s malfunctioned.Eleven people were injured in the accident. According to riders, the escalator…