Contact n.e.c. · Fractures and soft tissue injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Netflix Productions, LLC, 175 Lakewood Way SW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30315
on — Fractures and soft tissue injuries, affecting the Foot (feet) and ankle(s).
Final narrative
On August 5, 2024, a stunt performer was rehearsing a stunt in which a cable pulled him into a stack of cushioned mats. He twisted in mid-air and his feet struck a mat, resulting in a dislocated foot and broken ankle. He was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Foot (feet) and ankle(s) Gymnasium and exercise equipment
An employee was snaking out a drain when a piece of glass came up from the drain and flew into the employee's mouth. The employee was hospitalized due to the ingestion of a piece of glass.
An employee hosed down the floor and then used his hands to squeegee the floor when a metal sliver got stuck in their finger, resulting in a puncture wound that required surgery. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was helping another employee lift/move a tote bag when the acrylic nail on her thumb punctured her left eye resulting in damage to the cornea.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 512110)
An employee was working as a background extra for a movie. She slipped while walking through the holding/catering area, falling to the ground and striking her right elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured elbow.
An employee was dismantling a film set. He was standing on top of a wooden beam when he lost his balance and fell approximately 10 feet to the ground below, striking his head on a standing light. He sustained injuries to his head, torso, and shoulders. A guardrail was in place at the time of the injury.
A photographer was walking through a studio toward the production table during a photoshoot. The photographer tripped on a power cord that was taped in place on the floor with a cord cover. The photographer fell, fractured her right hip, and was hospitalized.
An employee was on a temporary loading dock, receiving pieces of a large tent structure from a telehandler. She was working to straighten a packing blanket when the telehandler lowered it's tines onto her left hand. Her middle finger was degloved from the first knuckle up. The finger required surgical amputation from the first knuckle up.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.