Disney has been fined $36,000 after a CAL/OSHA ruling associated to the loss of life of Juan Carlos Osorio on the set of Marvel Studios’ Wonder Man in February.
Osorio, 41, was a rigger working at Radford Studios in Studio Metropolis. He died on February 6 whereas amassing and eradicating lighting cable gear excessive up on Stage 3.
Per a CAL/OSHA report, “Because the crew walked alongside the catwalks, the worker (Osorio) stood on the weakened part of catwalk. All of the sudden, and with out warning, the ledger supporting the floorboard broke aside and collapsed as the worker was standing on this part of catwalk. The worker fell 41 ft and forcefully impacted the bottom beneath.”
He died on the scene. The sequence was not capturing on the time.
Osorio was a member of IATSE Native 728, and the union issued the next assertion as we speak:
IATSE Native 728 is grateful to Cal/OSHA for his or her dedication to creating our workplaces safer. The lack of Spike was and is pointless as everybody ought to go house safely after a day’s work. Whereas we acknowledge and admire the work that each one the key studios have completed in retrofitting their soundstages since this tragedy, there are various non-Union amenities that lack the assets and oversight to make this doable. We stay steadfast in our dedication to the protection of our members, and holding our employers to their federally mandated obligation of a office that’s protected and free from hazards.
Right here is your entire description of the incident from the CAL/OSHA report:
At 6:50 a.m. on February 6, 2024, an worker was working as an engineering technician for a tv and movie manufacturing firm. The worker was working with a crew which included Worker #1 and Worker #2. The crew was engaged on picket catwalks situated in Stage 3. The crew was amassing and eradicating lighting cable gear that was hanging from the picket platforms. One platform was accessible by way of a picket staircase that continued upward and was related to the opposite picket catwalk platforms. The strolling floor of those catwalks consisted of picket floorboards of assorted sizes, together with as 2-inch by 6-inch and 2-inch by 8-inch boards. These floorboards had been supported beneath by 2-inch by 4-inch picket helps (typically known as “ledgers”). A selected part of this catwalk had a deteriorated ledger that was not bearing the 4-inch by 12-inch underlying help beam, however as a substitute was improperly nailed to a roof truss. The deteriorated ledger was weakened doubtless as a result of age, environmental circumstances and repeated stress hundreds over many many years. Because the crew walked alongside the catwalks, the worker stood on the weakened part of catwalk. All of the sudden, and with out warning, the ledger supporting the floorboard broke aside and collapsed as the worker was standing on this part of catwalk. The worker fell 41 ft and forcefully impacted the bottom beneath. The worker was pronounced useless by responding emergency medical providers shortly after the autumn. The reason for loss of life was blunt pressure trauma to the top, neck and legs.
