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SeaWorld tries to get OSHA fine thrown out


September 29, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, What do you think?, Who Got Fined and Why?

Was the death of a trainer at SeaWorld Orlando due to a benign act by a killer whale or because of willful disregard for employee safety? That question is being asked in the appeal of an OSHA fine.

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Whale show to restart a year after trainer was killed


January 14, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Bizarre Accident of the Week, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Lawsuits, OSHA news, What do you think?

Even after an OSHA fine, SeaWorld plans to restart shows with killer whales next month, almost a year to the day that a trainer was killed by one of the animals.

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OSHA fines SeaWorld in fatal whale attack on trainer


August 25, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Bizarre Accident of the Week, Falls, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, What do you think?, Who Got Fined and Why?

OSHA has cited SeaWorld of Florida for three safety violations following the death of an animal trainer who was pulled under the water by a six-ton killer whale in Orlando.

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Bizarre accident: OSHA investigates fatal killer whale attack


March 2, 2010 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Bizarre Accident of the Week, Fatality, In this week's e-newsletter, Investigations, Latest News & Views, OSHA news, What do you think?

An OSHA investigation will determine whether any safety protocols were broken in connection with the drowning of a trainer by a killer whale at SeaWorld Orlando.

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