Walt Disney World Worker Dies After Industrial Accident at Epcot

A worker died after falling at a construction site at the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World on Tuesday.

WKMG ClickOrlando
Mar 13, 2019
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 A worker died after falling at a construction site at the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World on Tuesday.

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