WALT DISNEY WORLD – OSHA fine reduction – workplace safety issues

ORLANDO – According to the AP, a fine issued to Walt Disney World by a federal workplace safety agency (OSHA) for a serious violation that contributed to the death of a worker during a summer monorail accident has been reduced by 20 percent.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Walt Disney World signed a settlement agreement on Friday. The original fines totaling of $44,000 has been reduced to $35,200 for workplace safety violations.

Under the agreement, Disney says it will correct all four safety violations cited by OSHA.