Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts U.S., Inc, 1276 West Facilities Way, LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA 32830
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
A service employee was walking close to the edge of a dock when he stepped off the edge but did not fall off the dock. He fractured his right ankle in two places and required surgery.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Raft, floating dock
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