terrible news {Cast Member Passes Away After Falling from Ride Platform} [Merged]

[A Big Kid]

Message originally posted by A Big Kid on 11-29-2007 at 12:33 PM:

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has confirmed to News 13 that an Animal Kingdom worker who was injured on the job has died.

Disney said that over the weekend the worker was operating the Primeval Whirl roller-coaster at Animal Kingdom when she fell from a ride platform and hit her head.

The worker was taken to the hospital, and Disney said it learned Wednesday that her condition has gotten worse.

The company said the ride was working normally at the time and that the worker went into an area where she wasn't supposed to.

Deputies and OSHA are investigating what happened.

There is a discrepency about exactly when the unidentified woman died. The Sheriff's Office told News 13 Thursday morning that the woman was still alive. However, OSHA said that the woman may have already been dead when Disney called them Wednesday.

OSHA regulations say that a company must contact them less than 8 hours after the company finds out about a death.

Disney has not yet commented on the death.

The last time a Disney worker died was in February 2004 when Javier Cruz, 28, was run over by a parade float at the Magic Kingdom while he was playing Pluto.

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Message updated by Figment! on 11-29-2007 at 1:27 PM:

Central Florida 13 posted this update:

OSHA Retracts Confirmation Of Disney Worker's Death

Thursday, November 29, 2007 12:59:25 PM

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration may have given News 13 incorrect information. They now say they cannot confirm that an Animal Kingdom worker who was injured on the job has died.

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Message updated by Figment! on 11-29-2007 at 4:08 PM:

Orlando Sentinel Reports Cast Member is in 'Grave Condition'

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Message updated by Figment! on 11-29-2007 at 10:50 PM:

Orlando Sentinel Updates That the Cast Member has Passed Away