An attorney posted about this case on social media, saying it was another incident of negligence.
Clay County officials say the incident is under investigation.
“It’s something that you see up on the movie,” the man said. “Then not only that there the Orlando incident with the young boy. That’s another thing that was going through my mind as well.”An attorney posted about the Clay County Fair case on social media, saying it was another incident of negligence.News4JAX asked if she felt that way even though the ride operator was doing what he’s always done.
“Well, certainly that will come into the factor of liability,” Schott said. “But again, you know, people don’t just get stuck and wedged in between a machine trying to reach for something underneath it.”“There’s something that happened here, something went wrong,” she said. “Again, you know, in these amusement parks, there’s so many elements of safety and protection, and there was a failure here. And so hopefully, he will get the legal help he needs.
The ride operator said there were other ride operators there when the incident occurred, and he doesn’t regret trying to get the hat.He said he doesn’t plan on going back to this job.Fair officials said they are glad the ride operator is recovering, and they are moving on from this.Copyright 2022 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.