105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

WALT DISNEY WORLD CO.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at WALT DISNEY WORLD CO., 1180 SEVEN SEAS DR, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA 34745 on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.

An employee was performing preventive maintenance on an amusement park ride vehicle. Brake cleaner had been sprayed to loosen parts. He was using a battery powered impact wrench to remove a bumper when a flash fire occurred, causing second and third degree burns to his arm.

Hospitalized Arm(s), unspecified Solvents, degreasers, unspecified

WALT DISNEY WORLD CO.

An employee tripped and fell to the floor, fracturing her hip.

WALT DISNEY WORLD CO.

The injured employee was holding a door for a co-worker when their finger was pinched between the door and the frame resulting in an amputation.

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An employee fell down two steps in a theater. She hit her head and suffered two broken fingers and a strained back.

WALT DISNEY WORLD CO.

An employee fell from a step ladder to the concrete ground on her right side, striking her head on a safe. She suffered a fractured pelvis and a head laceration, requiring hospitalization.

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An employee was walking away from a bus when she missed the step at the curb and fell to the ground. She fractured her right elbow and the radial bone of her left wrist and was hospitalized.

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Sam Galloway Ford, Inc.

An employee was cleaning a cordless drill. As they applied brake fluid to the drill and pulled the trigger, the fluid ignited. The employee suffered burns to the face, hands, and arms.

Canfor Southern Pine, Inc.

An employee was welding on a rack when sparks ignited residual diesel on his pants. The employee sustained first-, second-, and third-degree burns.

Freedom Trailers, LLC

An employee was spraying glue to the floor of an enclosed cargo trailer. The fumes made contact with the heater causing a flash fire. The employee suffered burns to their face and right hand.

Flora-Bama Management, LLC

An employee was replacing a valve in the gas line to the fryer. The shutoff valve malfunctioned resulting in a gas leak that then ignited. The employee sustained burns requiring hospitalization.

JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLC

An employee was using a torch when a hole in the oxygen line leaked gas that then ignited. The employee sustained burns to the left palm and wrist.

Universal City Development Partners, Ltd.

An employee was in a paint booth to change filters underneath the booth. She took a step when her right foot fell into an opening in the floor, resulting in a right ankle injury that required hospitalization and surgery.

Walt Disney World Resort

On October 11, 2025, an employee was walking through a parking lot when they tripped on a pavement joint and fell, resulting in a fractured right ankle and a left knee injury.

Walt Disney World Resort

An employee was unloading merchandise from a pallet when she tripped over the pallet and fell forward. Her head and face struck the floor of the stockroom, resulting in multiple head and face injuries that required hospitalization.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US

An employee tripped on an incline/ramp at the door to a building, fell, and suffered a broken left arm.

Shepherd of the Hills Development, LLC.

At the end of a shift on the downhill coaster, an employee was waiting for an empty cart to arrive at the bottom so he could ride it back up the hill. The cart arrived with its seat belt safety lock engaged. The employee boarded the top of the cart and began working to disengage the lock by reaching under the cart. His right hand and two fingers got caught between the rear wheel of the cart and the coaster rail. His ring and little fingers were crushed and lacerated, resulting in surgery and partial amputation of the ring finger.

DRIFTWOOD NURSERY & LANDSCAPING, INC

An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.

Envelope Seal Insulation, Inc

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

Air-flo/Erwood Heating & Air Conditioning

An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.