ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A man has died after an industrial accident at a Walt Disney World employee area, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
According to deputies, two employees were emptying oil and grease byproduct from a semi-truck into a vat at a Reedy Creek energy facility off of Western Way near Cast Connection and Property Control. The area is not far from Disney's Animal Kingdom.
Deputies said one of the employees, a 61-year-old man, was standing on a grate when he slipped and fell into the vat.
The other man tried to pull the victim from the vat but was not able to help, deputies said.
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According to deputies, fumes from the byproduct overwhelmed the victim and he slipped further into the vat.
Reedy Creek Fire assisted with the recovery of the man.
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Deputies have not released any names.
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