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CriticalCPSC·84031·Announced 1984-05-10

CPSC Announces Corrective Plan for Enterprise Amusement Rides

CPSC announced a corrective action plan for mobile Enterprise amusement rides following a fatal accident at the 1983 Texas State Fair.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that one rider died in the accident, which mandates a Critical severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced an interim corrective action plan for mobile "Enterprise" amusement rides operating in the United States. This action follows a thorough investigation of an accident that occurred on October 17, 1983, at the Texas State Fair in Dallas, where one rider died and at least three persons were hospitalized. The incident involved a car separating from the ride's sweep arm and falling onto the midway.

The corrective plan, agreed upon by the distributor Huss Trading Corporation and owners of six similar mobile rides, requires upgrading key structural components to the latest manufacturing design. It also mandates intensive daily, monthly, and annual inspections by ride owners and operators to detect structural damage early. The plan applies specifically to mobile rides, as the CPSC does not have jurisdiction over rides permanently fixed to a site, though the agency intends to share this information with owners of stationary rides.

To date, inspections of mobile Huss Enterprise rides have uncovered structural cracks, inadequate re-welds, missing turn buckles, loose screws, and incomplete inspections. The CPSC continues its investigation into the Dallas incident and will monitor the implementation of the corrective plan by ride owners.

The recalled product

Product
Enterprise Amusement park ride
Manufacturer
Heinr, Wilhelm Huss & Company
Category
Consumer Product — Amusement Rides
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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