Walt Disney Parks & Resorts

Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts in LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA
Employer Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Report ID 2025032492
Address 1220 Seven Seas Dr City, State ZIP LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA 32830
Event Date March 16, 2025 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle Source of Injury Motorboat, motorized yacht
Secondary Source Doors, hatches vehicle and machine cabin
Industry (NAICS) 722513 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 28.40000, -81.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was closing a ferry pilot house door. The door caught the employee's right little finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On March 16, 2025, a worker at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts in LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle, with motorboat, motorized yacht identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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