Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US, Inc., Boardwalk Resort, LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA 32830
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
At about 6:45 a.m. on April 10, 2021, an employee was scraping down the inside of a mixing bowl when the mixer dough hook caught his index finger. He suffered a broken finger and a cut.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedMixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
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