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A Delta Airlines employee died in a fatal accident on the job at Orlando International Airport Thursday evening, according to airline officials. Identifying information such as the worker\u2019s name, age and job title at Delta was not immediately made available Friday morning. Nor was the cause of the worker\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Delta Airlines simply confirmed in a statement to Orlando Weekly that they\u2019re working with local authorities to investigate the worker\u2019s death, adding they were \u201cheartbroken\u201d by the loss of their team member.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Delta family is heartbroken at the loss of a team member while on the job at Orlando International Airport on the evening of May 7,\u201d Delta shared in a statement. \u201cWe are focused on extending our full support to family and taking care of our Orlando team during this difficult time. We are working with local authorities as a full investigation gets underway to determine what occurred.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, a government body that oversees Orlando airport operations, similarly expressed sadness at the unexpected loss. \u201cThe MCO community is deeply saddened about the loss of a team member from one of our airline partners, a member of our extended airport family,\u201d GOAA spokesperson Angela Starke shared in a statement with Orlando Weekly. \u201cWe send our condolences to his family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the statement provided, operations at Delta\u2019s Orlando station were temporarily paused Thursday evening, resulting in the cancellation of one flight.<\/p>\n
Workplace deaths in Florida are typically conducted by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration<\/a>, a federal workplace health and safety agency, while local law enforcement agencies may be involved if there is suspicion of a crime. In Florida, federal OSHA is the only government agency that investigates workplace fatalities for violations of government health and safety standards, since Florida abolished its state labor department<\/a> more than two decades ago.<\/p>\n The Orlando Police Department, however, confirmed<\/a> to WESH that the department is investigating the matter, but believes the death was \u201caccidental\u201d in nature. Delta\u2019s spokesperson did not respond to a request for clarification from Orlando Weekly on whether OSHA will similarly investigate.<\/p>\n This is a developing story. Any additional information about the worker who died or the circumstances of their death will be added to this story as an update or be reported as a follow-up. If you have any information about this fatality, please contact news@orlandoweekly.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Subscribe to Orlando Weekly newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n Follow us:\u00a0Apple News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>\u00a0| Or sign up for our\u00a0RSS Feed<\/a><\/p>\n Related Stories<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tBill Kapri, the Florida rap artist better known as Kodak Black, was arrested and jailed as part of a coordinated surrender to police on Wednesday.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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