LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA—
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
Indirect exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts · Electrocution, electric shock
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, 351 S Studio Drive, LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA 32830 on — Electrocution, electric shock, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was directing guest traffic when lightning struck the ground 600 feet away. The employee felt a shock to her left arm and experienced numbness. The employee was hospitalized.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA—
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
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.
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Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
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.
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Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
An employee was closing a ferry pilot house door. The door caught the employee's right little finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA—
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
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.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA—
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
An employee tripped and fell while walking through an offstage corridor, striking their head on the ground and suffering a concussion.
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