State records show Goliath passed annual inspections for years before fatal incident – WSB-TV

State records show Goliath passed annual inspections for years before fatal incident  WSB-TV

State inspection records show the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia repeatedly passed annual inspections over the past decade, with no significant violations documented involving its safety restraints. ATLANTA — State inspection records show the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia repeatedly passed annual inspections over the past decade, with no significant violations documented involving its safety restraints. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The records come under renewed scrutiny as investigators work to determine how 42-year-old Hassan Kariem was thrown from the roller coaster. Georgia law requires amusement park rides to undergo daily inspections and tests before being opened to riders. Those checks include the operation of control devices, speed-limiting devices, brakes and other safety equipment.

“There should be inspections every single day,” attorney Aura Taylor said. “Just making sure they’re doing test runs so that everything is in good working order.” Neither Six Flags nor the Georgia Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire has said whether employees completed the required daily inspection Monday, when Kariem died after being thrown from Goliath. “It’s the operator’s responsibility to ensure that these things are happening without deviations to keep people safe,” Taylor said. In addition to daily checks by amusement park employees, state inspectors are required to inspect roller coasters