Worker dies after falling from StarFlyer attraction on I-Drive, officials say

MAKE SURE IT IS SAY. NOW INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED KAMINSKI TO FALL. THE STARFLYER IS 450 FEET TALL, SPINS RIDERS AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. BUT THIS MORNING, IT WASN’T OPERATING YET WHEN THIS FATAL ACCIDENT HAPPENED. A 21-YEAR-OLD WORKER WAS KILLED WHEN HE FELL. >> HE’S ONLY IN HIS EARLY 20’S. SO HE HASN’T LIVED HIS LIFE YET. SO MY HEART GOES OUT TO HIS FAMILY. BOB: THE 2-YEAR-OLD ATTRACTION HAS BEEN ROPED OFF ALL DAY WITH CAUTION TAPE WHILE THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND OSHA INVESTIGATE HOW THIS HAPPENED. A STAR FLYER REPRESENTATIVE TOLD US THE VICTIM WAS AN EMPLOYEE DOING A ROUTINE CHECK OF THE RIDE CLOSE TO 7:40 THIS MORNING BEFORE OPENING. >> THEY WERE DOING THEIR DAILY SAFETY INSPECTION, WHICH IS CONDUCTED EVERY DAY, AND THAT’S WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. BOB: WE ARE TOLD THE VICTIM WAS CLIMBING WHEN, FOR SOME REASON, HE FELL. ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE SAYS HE DROPPED 50 TO 60 FEET AND LANDED ON A PLATFORM INSIDE THE STRUCTURE. FIREFIGHTERS BROUGHT IN RESCUE CLIMBERS, WHO TOOK THE MAN TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. >> IT’S A SHOCK. WE’RE SADDENED BY IT. ANY TIME THERE’S AN INJURY OR SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE, IT’S EXTREMELY SAD. BUT WE’RE HOLDING UP AND WE’RE SUPPORTING EACH OTHER. BOB: A SECOND PERSON WORKING WITH THE VICTIM WAS NOT HURT. WHAT ISN’T CLEAR YET IS WHETHER THE SAFETY INSPECTOR WAS WEARING ANY KIND OF HARNESS OR SAFETY GEAR TO PREVENT A FALL. THE VICTIM JUST IDENTIFIED AS JACOB KAMINSKI. OSHA AND T