Struck against stationary object n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WALT DISNEY PARKS AND RESORTS-US, 1486 Buena Vista Dr, LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA 32830
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Thumb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning the pretzel oven when the edge of a rack in the oven contacted their right thumb, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization and surgery.
Hospitalized Thumb(s) Cooking and food-warming machinery except pressurized
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