Two Los Angeles area companies got cited by OSHA for the death of a worker helping set up a popular Orlando EDM festival last fall.
James Thomas Productions and Stage FX each got cited for the same two violations in the death of a man Orlando TV station Fox 35 identified as Misael Aguirre, who other sources say was a 33-year-old from San Antonio, Texas. OSHA listed Aguirre as a James Thomas employee in its description of his Oct. 30 death while setting up Electric Daisy Carnival at Camping World Stadium.
“At 3 p.m. on Oct. 30, an employee working for a performance promotion company was erecting a stage roof section,” OSHA stated. “The steel frame structure collapsed to the ground during erection and struck the employee on the ground. The employee died from crush injuries to his chest and neck.”…