SeaWorld fined $75,000 for safety violations(Trainer's Death)

Source: CNN

SeaWorld has been fined $75,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for three safety violations, including one classified as willful, after one of its animal trainers was killed in February.

In a statement issued Monday, OSHA regional administrator Cindy Coe said that SeaWorld knew of the inherent risks of allowing trainers to interact with dangerous animals.

"Nonetheless, it required its employees to work within the pool walls, on ledges and on shelves where they were subject to dangerous behavior by the animals," Coe said in the statement.

SeaWorld denied what it called "unfounded" allegations by OSHA and said it would contest the citations.


Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/23/seaworld.fine/index.html?hpt=T2

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Life sure is cheap!

Put that dump out of business and release the critters.