Los Angeles – A California agency has fined Disneyland, saying the theme park failed to properly maintain cooling equipment, leading three employees to acquire Legionnaires’ disease.
The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday that the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued more than $33,000 in fines.
Two of the three theme park workers were hospitalized last year. More than 12 people caught the dangerous lung infection last fall in Orange County. At least one died. The disease is caused by bacteria that can grow in man-made water systems. People can develop pneumonia after breathing in contaminated vapor. Disneyland has appealed.
