Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, Beach Club Villas, LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA 32830
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A Disney employee was servicing a noisy washing machine when something at the back of the machine caught his hand. He suffered an amputation injury to the right ring finger.
An employee was standing in the doorway of a guestroom they were cleaning. Their left hand was on the door frame while they used their right hand to reach for a cleaning bottle. The employee's left little finger was caught between the door and the door frame and they suffered a soft tissue avulsion of the finger requiring surgery.
An employee was opening a cabinet to retrieve work items when a lamp that was on top of the cabinet fell and struck the employee's head. The employee sustained a bump on the head and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury.
An employee slipped/stepped off the edge of a sidewalk, lost their balance, and fell forward onto the sidewalk. The employee struck their face and head on the sidewalk. The employee sustained a brain bleed, lip laceration, and pain in shoulder and was hospitalized.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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