Sevierville, TN — There was a serious accident reported at the Wahoo Ziplines business in Sevierville this past Monday, August 3, 2015. An employee named Jeremy Blair, 35 years old, was badly injured after accidentally falling about 25 feet that day.
The accident happened around 11:00 a.m. that morning, police said.
Blair was working at Wahoo Ziplines and was in a wooded area when something went wrong and he fell from a platform. He landed on the ground and then rolled downhill about 50 feet, the police reported. He had to be taken to a hospital via helicopter and was last said to be in serious, but stable condition.
Wahoo Ziplines hasn’t made any statement about this just yet.
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Commentary:
I’m sure my readers remember the fatal zipline accident at a North Carolina camp earlier this summer. It seems like safety is absolutely crucial at these places, and I’m wondering how many accidents are going to happen until people start getting serious about investigating and demanding that changes be made.
I don’t think anyone here was being deliberately unsafe or had a blatant disregard for safety, but there’s a saying we like to use at our firm regarding negligence. “It’s not enough to not mean to hurt someone, you have to mean to not hurt them. In other words, good intentions simply aren’t enough, you need to be proactive in safety measures.
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