Walt Disney Parks & Resorts

Fall, slip, trip, unspecified — Fractures — LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts in LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA
Employer Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Report ID 2017099117
Address 1700 Epcot Resorts Blvd City, State ZIP LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA 32830
Event Date September 22, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Fall, slip, trip, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 713110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 28.37000, -81.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning seats when she stepped back and fell to the ground, breaking her right wrist. She was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On September 22, 2017, a worker at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts in LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as fall, slip, trip, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 542 severe injury reports involving "Fall, slip, trip, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall, slip, trip, unspecified injuries.

See all reports for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Fall, slip, trip, unspecified events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Jan 25, 2018 Almost Family MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN Intracranial injuries, unspecified Hosp.
Dec 11, 2018 Leslie Equipment Co. BEAVER, WEST VIRGINIA Fractures Hosp.
Mar 21, 2015 Cosco WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Hosp.
Jun 3, 2019 Tetra Technologies BIG SPRING, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Oct 9, 2017 Link Snacks, Inc. MINONG, WISCONSIN Fractures Hosp.
Jan 29, 2018 Crane Cartage Frieght Service YORK, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp.
May 3, 2017 Powell Watson Motors GMC LAREDO, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Aug 11, 2018 Walmart 1503 DAYTON, OHIO Fractures Hosp.