BRIEFLY IN THE NEWS Boy, 3, injured...
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Boy, 3, injured after climbing off ride
In another ride-related injury, a 3-year-old boy climbed out of a
moving ride at the Orange County Fair on Saturday, sustaining minor
bruises, the fair reported.
The boy and his sister were seated in the Up, Up & Away ride when,
at about 4:15 p.m., the ride began to move and the boy slipped out of
the ride’s restraining harness, climbing out of it and falling 3 feet
to the grass below.
The ride operator hit the stop button, but the next car “clipped”
the boy before it came to a stop, fair officials said.
On-site emergency medical technicians responded minutes after the
incident and treated the boy for minor bruises.
Through inspection, it was found that the child’s belt restraint
was still buckled and the ride’s door was still latched. Because the
injury did not require treatment beyond first aid and was not caused
by ride or operator error, it was not required to be reported to the
state’s Division of Safety and Health.
In all, fair spokeswoman Pam Highwart, said, “there were 14 first
aid reports” as of Friday. She said some of the reports were as minor
as dispensing bandages, aspirin or antacids.
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