Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US, 351 Studio Dr., LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA 32830
on — Fractures , affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking through the back of the house area when she tripped and fell to the concrete pavement. The employee was hospitalized with abrasions, bruising, and a fractured left arm and she required surgery.
Hospitalized Arm(s) unspecified Other constructed surface
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