US EditionTechnician says Florida thrill ride operator ignored his safety concerns before teen’s fatal fall
- A maintenance technician, Austin Campbell-Alexander, claims he raised safety issues with the Orlando Free Fall ride operators before a 14-year-old boy fell to his death, but the concerns were ignored.
- Campbell-Alexander alleged that safety sensors were modified for height and weight limits, causing safety issues, and that overheated cylinders and cracks in the ride's structure hindered seat security.
- Campbell-Alexander was allegedly fired after the boy's family reached a settlement with the ride's operators, which his attorneys claim was retaliation for his concerns.
- Trevor Arnold, an attorney for the ride operators, disputed Campbell-Alexander's claims, stating they conflicted with his statements made after the accident.
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Maintenance technician claims he flagged safety issues with Free Fall ride before teen plunged to his death
A former maintenance technician has filed a lawsuit saying he had raised safety concerns about the free-fall ride at a Florida amusement park month before a Missouri teenager fell off and plunged to his death in 2022.
Technician says Orlando thrill ride operator ignored his safety concerns before teen’s fatal fall
A maintenance technician alleged on Wednesday that he raised safety issues with the operators of a central Florida amusement ride before a 14-year-old boy fell to his death, but his concerns were never addressed.
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Orlando ride maintenance tech alleges safety issues were ignored before teen fell to his death in 2022: suit
A man who used to work as a maintenance technician for the now-closed FreeFall ride at Orlando’s ICON Park is alleging that safety issues with the ride were ignored in the weeks before a teen fell to his death in March 2022. In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, former technician Austin Campbell-Alexander said he noticed “safety issues with the seats and overall structural integrity” of the FreeFall Drop Tower sometime around January 2022 – a couple …
Former technician sues Orlando FreeFall owners over safety concerns
Austin Alexander, who worked as a maintenance technician for Orlando Eagle Drop Slingshot from April 2021 to March 2023, reportedly identified several safety issues with the FreeFall ride that was located at ICON Park.
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