Accident: 909374 - Dies In Bungee Jump Accident

At approximately 9:15 p.m. on August 10, 1993, Employee #1, a bungee jump master, was being raised along with a patron in a modified cage to a height of approximately 150 ft for a bungee jump. The cage was being raised by a single 3/8 in. diameter wire rope on a Beebee Brothers, Inc., barge winch that was being operated by the winch operator from a seated position at ground level, approximately 43 ft away, The wire rope became overstressed from fatigue and broke approximately 55 ft from the cage. The cage fell approximately 150 ft to the ground. Employee #1 and the patron were transported by EMS personnel to a local hospital, where they died from massive trauma received in the fall.

falling object, wire rope, bungee jumping

Accident: 930628 - Bungee Jumper Dies Jumping From Balloon

Employee #1 was testing a bungee jump equipment before the paying public. The employee jumped from a balloon and hit head first into the ground, going approximately 32 miles per hour.

fall, head, bungee jumping

Accident: 170220560 - Killed During Bungee Jump Demonstration

On July 9, 1992, Employee #1 and a coworker, of Dore's Bungee Blast, were doing a demonstration jump. The crane operator ran the jump platform up to the top sheave and dislodged the platform from the hook. The safety cable broke, causing the platform to fall approximately 60 ft to the ground. Employee #1, who was on the jump platform, was killed.

bungee jumping, equipment failure, wire rope, platform

Accident: 170192512 - Killed When Bungee Straps Disconnect

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on October 26, 1991, Employee #1, of The Ultimate Jump, Inc., was making a demonstration bungee jump for prospective customers. He was not paid for this, but instead was given free jumps by the employer. When he jumped, all the straps and cords were hooked up, but at the top of the arc on the first rebound, the straps disconnected and Employee #1 fell to the ground. He was killed.

bungee jumping, equipment failure, fall, unsecured