Accident
On August 16, 1981, a 20-year-old park employee from Middletown, NJ fell 42 feet (13 m) from the coaster during a routine test run. Nobody saw the employee fall from the ride. He was 1 out of 5 employees testing the ride. The ride was later closed that day, so the police could investigate. The ride was going 35 mph (56 km/h) during the testing. An investigation by the New Jersey Labor Department concluded that the man may not have secured himself with the safety bar. A park representative later confirmed this conclusion, saying that the employee "may have assumed an unauthorized riding position that did not make use of safety restraints." The ride was inspected, and the Labor Department concluded that the ride was "operationally and mechanically sound."
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