Worker dies after falling from lift at Ocean City, New Jersey amusement park

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The victim was an employee of a subcontractor working on a lift at the pier. The 144-foot Ferris wheel, known as the Giant Wheel, is among the largest on the East Coast. The amusement park was open last summer and already had opened select rides.

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62-Year-Old Robert Sanger Dies After Falling From Lift At Gillian's Wonderland Pier In Ocean City, New Jersey

OCEAN CITY, N.J. (CBS) — An investigation is underway after a welder fell from a lift at Wonderland amusement park in Ocean City, New Jersey. Officials say 62-year-old Robert W. Sanger, of Pittsgrove, died from his injuries sustained in the fall.Gillian’s Wonderland Pier said the welder was an employee for a subcontractor in a Facebook post on Monday afternoon.“We are saddened to report that an employee of a subcontractor working on a lift at Gi…

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abc 6 Philadelphia

Worker dies after falling from lift at Ocean City, New Jersey amusement park

Robert Sanger, 62, fell from a lift at Gillian's Wonderland Pier, city officials say.

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Inquirer

Worker dies after falling from a lift at Gillian’s Wonderland Pier in Ocean City

Robert W. Sanger, a 62-year-old subcontractor, fell from a lift while working on the Ocean City boardwalk.

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Philly Voice

Worker dies in fall from lift at Gillian's Wonderland Pier in Ocean City

The incident happened while the victim worked on the Ferris wheel at the Jersey Shore boardwalk destination

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Courier-Post

Worker dies in fall at Gillian’s Wonderland Pier amusement park in Ocean City

A Welder fell from a lift while working on the Ferris wheel at Gillian's Wonderland in Ocean City on Monday.

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Sea Isle News

Worker Killed in Fall at Wonderland Pier in Ocean City

By MADDY VITALEA subcontractor was killed in a fall while doing work on the Ferris wheel at Gillian’s Wonderland Pier in Ocean City on Monday morning.At 10:32 a.m., Ocean City Fire Department EMTs responded to a call at Gillian’s Wonderland Pier, where a welder fell from a lift at the amusement park, according to city spokesman Doug Bergen.Robert W. Sanger, 62, of Pittsgrove, N.J., died of his injuries and was pronounced dead at Shore Medical Ce…

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