To establish a violation, OSHA must prove four things: The employer failed to keep the workplace free of a hazard to which its employees were exposed, the hazard was recognized, the hazard was causing ...

The case was triggered by the Feb. 24, 2010, death of SeaWorld Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau, who was pulled underwater and killed by a 6-ton killer whale named Tilikum. OSHA, which spent six ...

The proposed shift stems from a 2014 court case, SeaWorld of Florida, LLC v. Perez, where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld an OSHA citation requiring SeaWorld to abate the ...

At least six industries (live entertainment and performing arts; animal handling and performance; professional and extreme sports; motorsports ...

In 2010, a trainer at SeaWorld was grabbed and drowned by an orca during a live show. Following an investigation, the federal Occupational Safety ...

Another OSHA Fine Spotlights SeaWorld Safety Issues A SeaWorld Orlando trainer was injured while handling an orca in the park’s medical pool in September 2024. The injury (rumored to be a broken arm, ...

Smooshi the walrus and her calf, Koyuk, are leaving Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates, according to an activist who raised concerns about their ...