Rollercoasters Archives | John Tedesco https://johntedesco.net/blog/tag/rollercoasters/ Investigative Journalist in Houston, Texas Fri, 13 May 2022 19:41:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 26139830 Texas database tracks theme park injuries https://johntedesco.net/blog/2009/06/26/state-database-tracks-theme-park-injuries-in-texa/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:11:12 +0000 http://johntedesco.net/blog/?p=1264 You can check the safety record of Texas theme parks and carnivals by searching a unique database of 1,800 reports detailing broken bones, chipped teeth and other injuries. Officials at the Texas Department of Insurance collect injury reports from amusement ride owners and type the information into a database. We obtained a copy of the ...

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You can check the safety record of Texas theme parks and carnivals by searching a unique database of 1,800 reports detailing broken bones, chipped teeth and other injuries.

Officials at the Texas Department of Insurance collect injury reports from amusement ride owners and type the information into a database. We obtained a copy of the data and posted it online this afternoon. The major parks include Six Flags and SeaWorld.

Related: Theme park injuries go unreported

The data is part of a story scheduled to be published this Sunday in the San Antonio Express-News that examines the safety-record of the thrill-ride industry. More to come.

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