Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, LLC

Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — TAMPA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, LLC in TAMPA, FLORIDA
Employer Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, LLC Report ID 2021010187
Address 3605 E. Bougainvillea Ave. City, State ZIP TAMPA, FLORIDA 33612
Event Date January 8, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources Source of Injury Shovels
Industry (NAICS) 713110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 28.04000, -82.41000

Incident Narrative

At 12:57 p.m. on January 8, 2021, an employee was shoveling clay in a tiger habitat when she re-aggravated a pre-existing back injury and lost consciousness. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 8, 2021, a worker at Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, LLC in TAMPA, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources, with shovels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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