“Industrial Accident” near France Pavilion in Epcot

[GhostHost1000]

“Industrial Accident” backstage behind the guest areas near France Pavilion in Epcot

Construction worker killed in fall at Epcot

Deputies were seen near the France Pavilion.

www.wesh.com

 

[Kamikaze]

This is what @truecoat was referring to when he said someone died at the Rat construction site.

 

[TwilightZone]

This is what @truecoat was referring to when he said someone died at the Rat construction site.

I hope that no one actually died. : (

 

[GhostHost1000]

Unfortunately it appears the rumors are true

Man killed in industrial accident behind Epcot

<p>A man was killed after falling at a site behind the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. </p>

www.wftv.com

 

[Surferboy567]

Unfortunately it appears the rumors are true

Man killed in industrial accident behind Epcot

<p>A man was killed after falling at a site behind the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. </p>

www.wftv.com

My thoughts and prayers to the effected worker's family.

 

[DisneyGigi]

 

[mouse_luv]

So horrible.

 

[Scrooged]

Bummer. I feel for this person's family and friends.

 

[larryz]

So sad for the family and co-workers.

And WDW won't be too happy when OSHA comes knocking, either...

 

[BigThunderMatt]

So sad for the family and co-workers.

And WDW won't be too happy when OSHA comes knocking, either...

Most of the construction crews are contractors. Isn't compliance with OSHA standards on them, not Disney?

 

[larryz]

Most of the construction crews are contractors. Isn't compliance with OSHA standards on them, not Disney?

Who's responsible to OSHA for subcontractors' safety?

Spoiler: hint

the general contractor

 

[seascape]

Most of the construction crews are contractors. Isn't compliance with OSHA standards on them, not Disney?

Construction accidents are horrible but happen all the time. When the NJ Devil's arena was build in Newark, NJ the construction company was about to celebrate a year without any injury and the day before they had one.

I feel real sad for anyone that gets injured or killed on the job. That is why we have OSHA. Yes, it's the contractors responsiblity for safety and not Disney's. However, Disney should state how sorry they are and wish the best to his family. Privately. I hope they reach out to his family and offer them a vacation to see what he was working for. I would hate for them to do this publicly.

 

[Musicman20]

So sad.

RIP

 

[LSLS]

Just terrible. I believe this is the 2nd death of a worker at Disney World in under 1 year time. I hope they are re-evaluating their safety protocols. One time is too many.

 

[eliza61nyc]

 

[lazyboy97o]

Who's responsible to OSHA for subcontractors' safety?

Spoiler: hint

the general contractor

The general contractor for Ratatouille, if this was related to that project, is not Disney.

 

[Dunston]

This is so sad. I wonder how it happened. They should have a respectful tribute to him somewhere in the finished ride/area.

 

[BigThunderMatt]

The general contractor for Ratatouille, if this was related to that project, is not Disney.

To be fair though Disney isn't exactly known for getting the best of the best for contractors. They legitimately went through three different contractors for the Coronado refurbishment because the ones they hired kept screwing things up or having to go back and fix things or taking significantly longer than what they were quoted. Disney seems to love having to continually pay more to get the work done and then redone rather than paying a little more and getting it done RIGHT the first time.

 

[denyuntilcaught]

To be fair though Disney isn't exactly known for getting the best of the best for contractors. They legitimately went through three different contractors for the Coronado refurbishment because the ones they hired kept screwing things up or having to go back and fix things or taking significantly longer than what they were quoted. Disney seems to love having to continually pay more to get the work done and then redone rather than paying a little more and getting it done RIGHT the first time.

This was like, the story of Shanghai Disney. So many small rebuilds and redos because of the poor quality of contractors. AND it was in China, obviously, so that played a factor.

 

[n2hifi]

Disney seems to love having to continually pay more to get the work done and then redone rather than paying a little more and getting it done RIGHT the first time.

To be fair (working for a construction company myself) it is really difficult to get good workers these days. Construction is booming, unemployment (at least around here) is almost non-existent, and people are lazy. We are constantly making crews redo things and are seeing the same thing with other trades. Our labor hours have almost doubled while paying more per worker. When we use agencies, less than half show up for work. Heck just getting people to show up within 30 minutes of start time is a problem.