CM injured at Disney Animal Kingdom's Primeval Whirl - he passed away

[Disneyman_10]

yawn . . . . . . . . .

Look ok I strongly dislike the ride myself but why on earth would you yawn at someone being taken by a helicopter to the hospital!?!?!?!?!

Now we have found out that he has passed away!!! Shame on you!

 

[basketkat]

How sad!

 

[nytimez]

that's tragic. did some a$$jack really say "yawn" in response to a deadly tragedy, or did I imagine that?

 

[yitbos96bb]

yawn . . . . . . . . .

Wow... seriously?

 

[yitbos96bb]

Look ok I strongly dislike the ride myself but why on earth would you yawn at someone being taken by a helicopter to the hospital!?!?!?!?!

Now we have found out that he has passed away!!! Shame on you!

Apparently there is garbage even on the Disboards.

 

[yitbos96bb]

Interesting that the ride was not in operation when the accident occurred in that it was undergoing a minor refurbishment. Sounds like maybe somebody disconnected something they weren't supposed to or didn't have something locked out that should have been! At least it was a good thing that no visitors witnessed the accident close up while on the ride.

We'll find out at some point once OSHA investigates.

 

[MistressMerryweather]

Oh no. How heartbreaking.

 

[codysmom1990]

My condolences go out to the cast member's family. How horrible, and for them to realease the 911 call is dis respectful.

 

[loganpaulsmom]

Life is so precious.. and especially when you hear something like this.. my heart aches for the CM's family.. and for the poster who said "yawn" you should be ashamed of yourself.. God forbid a horrible tragedy happens to you or anyone in your family..

 

[Disneyman_10]

that's tragic. did some a$$jack really say "yawn" in response to a deadly tragedy, or did I imagine that?

Yep dznefan did

I think it was the first reply to it

 

[TisBit]

We'll find out at some point once OSHA investigates.

Don't count on it....OSHA will usually find some "fault", regardless of how much it really contributed to the accident. Rarely, after a death will OSHA sign off saying that all saftey precautions were followed....even if they were.

 

[Damien2213]

Who is responsible for running these forums? I listed a report on that post days ago and someone should have noticed it and done away with it by now and warned the poster. I think its sad this many days after it was originally posted no Mod or Admin has done anything about that post especially considering the person died. Had a little more faith in this place than that.

 

[livvylivvie]

This is so sad.
My heart goes out to the family and friends of the cm.
What a horrible tragedy.

 

[KingOfBass40]

This ride is a screaming metal death trap. Two cast members have been killed, they need to tear it down and put in something that wasn't bought pre-made. And to Dznefreak, or what ever your name is, REALLY???? How insensitive. It's one thing to yawn because the ride is boring. But read the title of the dang forum before you post that junk. How would you like it if someone yawned after someone you loved/cared about was injured? Now think of that family. Think before you post.

 

[Timmy Boy]

While I agree, it is sad that the family lost a loved one. Also, I don't know the whole story, whether the man who died simply didn't watch the ride vehicle and stepped in front of it, or if someone turned on the ride not knowing he was there. Either way, it's sad. But also, either way, he shouldn't have been on that ride track with a moving vehicle in the first place. When will Disney wake up and start following mandatory safety procedures?! They ignored them on the monorail accident, and ignored them for this accident as well. I hope they soon realize that a human life is priceless, and not just a "$21,000 slap on the wrist" that they seem to see over and over again.

EDIT: I listened to the 911 call (hard to listen to) and the person on the phone said he had been hit with a ride vehicle. What I don't understand is why he was in the ride area with a moving vehicle. It seems like the Lock Out/Tag Out procedures weren't followed correctly. (For those who don't know, LOTO is basically a safety feature designed into ride systems. It shuts down the ride system to prevent any movement on the track whatsoever, and the system is basically "locked closed" by a lock and key, and the only person (or persons) that have the key are the ones out on the ride track doing work. So it is physically impossible to start a ride back up unless every single person on the ride track comes back and "unlocks" the ride with their key.)