Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cirque Du Soleil Orlando, L.L.C., 1478 E Buena Vista Dr., LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA 32830
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was performing an acrobatic show. They sustained a fractured tibia after a double front summersault.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 711190)
A temporary employee was unloading a trash barrel from a hay wagon. He was climbing up the side of the wagon when he fell approximately 5 feet to the ground, resulting in a broken left tibia and fibula.
An employee was preparing for a scene during a pre-show sound check while suspended and wearing a harness. The harness detached at the anchor and she fell to the stage floor, resulting in injuries to her face and wrist.
An employee was performing. He fell out of a rotating cage and was struck by another cage, also rotating. He suffered a fractured skull and a laceration to the forehead.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.