Officials Investigate Missouri Theme Park Worker’s Death

An employee of Silver Dollar City near Branson, Missouri has died from head injuries while working at the park, federal officials said.

The employee was hospitalized Wednesday with “head injuries allegedly sustained during maintenance and testing of a rollercoaster,” said Rhonda Burke, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Labor.

The person was declared dead with blunt force trauma on Thursday, the Springfield News-Leader reported.

No one else at the park was injured.

The park did not release the person’s name. The person worked at the park since 2017 in maintenance and construction.

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened an investigation into the death on July 22.

Burke said OSHA has six months to complete its investigation, issue citations and propose monetary penalties.