WDWdriver
07-17-2010, 10:16 PM
From the Orlando Sentinal:
Walt Disney World monorails were out of service briefly this evening after a monorail pilot received an electric shock while flipping a switch, those with knowledge of the incident said.
The pilot was shocked in the arm while switching on a beacon that identifies the beam the monorail is traveling on. He was taken to Florida Hospital Celebration Health by ambulance, where he was treated and released. His injury was said to be minor.
Park guests were removed from the area while the pilot was being treated on the platform. The monorails were down for 20 or 30 minutes.
A Reedy Creek Fire Department spokesman likened the incident to accidentally contacting a light socket with a finger. The voltage was low, he said.
"When he reached up it zapped him," said Bo Jones, deputy fire chief.
A Disney representative confirmed the pilot received a minor shock while flipping the switch.
Walt Disney World monorails were out of service briefly this evening after a monorail pilot received an electric shock while flipping a switch, those with knowledge of the incident said.
The pilot was shocked in the arm while switching on a beacon that identifies the beam the monorail is traveling on. He was taken to Florida Hospital Celebration Health by ambulance, where he was treated and released. His injury was said to be minor.
Park guests were removed from the area while the pilot was being treated on the platform. The monorails were down for 20 or 30 minutes.
A Reedy Creek Fire Department spokesman likened the incident to accidentally contacting a light socket with a finger. The voltage was low, he said.
"When he reached up it zapped him," said Bo Jones, deputy fire chief.
A Disney representative confirmed the pilot received a minor shock while flipping the switch.