BRANSON, Mo. — One year after a Silver Dollar City worker died testing the ride Thunderation, KOLR 10 Investigates has uncovered the theme park broke federal protocol in the accident that killed 31-year-old mechanic Joshua Outhouse.
Initial reports showed he suffered blunt force trauma to his head on July 20, 2022. Silver Dollar City’s internal first aid team responded inside the park before Josh was airlifted from Branson to Cox South Hospital in Springfield. He died from his injuries hours later.
Silver Dollar City never released his name, nor any circumstances surrounding his death. But a 110-page U.S. Department of Labor case file and a conversation with his parents helped fill in the blanks.
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