Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Disney World stunt worker's death not caused by safety violations, OSHA says
Palm Beach Post: "Walt Disney World has been cleared of any workplace-safety violations stemming from an accident last summer in which a resort employee died after breaking his neck while rehearsing his part in a popular stunt show."
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It is great to hear that Disney does not have any major problems with OSHA. I did not know that there was three deaths at Disney World last year! I actually did not know any thing about the deaths until I read this. What I think about the stunt person dying is that he knew that he had a risk of dying. It sounds like the thing that he was doing was somewhat safe and something that he should not have any issues doing but I guess that something went wrong. I think that the mother suing is just dumb it shows how greedy Americans are. I hope that Disney stays as safe as possible in the years to come.
So much for the saying "nobody dies on Disney property".
This just goes to show that even in one of the most safety-concious organizations, accidents still happen.
While the stunt performers' deaths were caused due to comfort of routine, the monorail crash was caused by lack of routine. The operator controlling the monorail that day was covering for another employee who was on vacation - that was not his normal job.
I never realized that Disney had so many problems with deaths on the job! It's kind of disillusioning. It is kind of a relief to hear that the deaths were not caused by major OSHA regulations neglect on the part of Disney. But, I do feel so bad for the families of these people. I wonder if this happens often enough that they need to have built in procedures for what happens when people die during a show, like Cirque Du Solei. I hope not. I hope it doesn't happen often enough that they need that.
I love Disney. And this only makes me love it more. The fact that they are relitivly safe is a big plus. I mean look at their parks and their shows. The sheer number of possbile acciendents that happen over and over again. The precautions that Disney tkes to protect not only thier customers, but also thier employees is extremely encouraging.
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