| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-09 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts - Town Square Theater/Magic Kingdom Park | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was standing on a landing while listening to her manager give instructions when she misstepped and fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured right shoulder and hip. | |||||
| 2021-10-21 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts U.S., Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee was replacing the shell body of a ride vehicle. He was maneuvering in-between the vehicle and the body to hook a sling to the body prior to lifting it onto the vehicle. He had one hand on the shell body and was stepping over the corner of the vehicle chassis. As he reached for the farthest hook-up point, the shell body shifted and he fell back. His lower left leg struck the shell body positioning pin, resulting in a laceration. | |||||
| 2021-10-20 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Cirque Du Soleil (us), Inc. | Lumbar region | Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was practicing an acrobatic act and jumping from one swing to another when she fell approximately 10 feet to the wood floor below, resulting in a lower lumbar fracture. Fall mats were in place at the time of the incident, but the employee fell outside of the mats. | |||||
| 2021-09-01 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was cleaning the edge of a pool when she fell in and suffered a broken ankle. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-06-17 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| On June 17, 2021, an employee was participating in an emergency preparedness drill when she slipped on a wet spot on the floor and fell, resulting in a fractured knee. | |||||
| 2021-06-12 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Walt Disney World Park and Resorts | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was descending stairs. The employee fell at the last step, landing on the concrete and suffering a knee contusion. | |||||
| 2021-06-05 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| On June 5, 2021, an employee was stocking merchandise when she tripped over a hand truck she had been using. She fell to the floor, breaking her elbow. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-06-01 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Brightview Landscape Maintenance | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was offloading a stand-on lawnmower from a trailer. His foot was caught between the lawnmower and a concrete parking block. He suffered broken bones in the left leg. | |||||
| 2021-05-27 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| On May 27, 2021, an employee was trimming hedges with the hedge trimmer and amputated their left index fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-04-18 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| On April 18, 2021, a maintenance employee was pushing a rail track switch lever to move the track so that an amusement park train could continue on its way. The switch was blocked, and when he gave it a harder push, his hands slipped off it. The lever hit his lower abdomen and ruptured part of his small intestine. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-04-12 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| On April 12, 2020, an employee tripped on a rock and fell to the floor, breaking her wrist. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-04-10 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| At about 6:45 a.m. on April 10, 2021, an employee was scraping down the inside of a mixing bowl when the mixer dough hook caught his index finger. He suffered a broken finger and a cut. | |||||
| 2021-03-15 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, U.S., Inc | Foot (feet) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| On March 15, 2021, an employee was helping demolish a concrete floor when a 650-pound, 3-foot by 3-foot concrete slab slipped off a forklift and landed on his right foot. The foot was broken and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2021-03-09 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. |
| On March 9, 2021, an employee was walking to her desk when she tripped and broke her femur. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-02-20 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts | Knee(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee bumped into a box and a milk crate on top of it fell and hit her knee. | |||||
| 2021-02-06 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was walking on the platform when he lost his footing and fell 29 inches off of the platform to the surface below, resulting in a fractured rib. | |||||
| 2020-10-15 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | Century Golf Partners Management, LP | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was removing a jack stand from a fertilizer spreader that is pulled by a tractor. The jack stand fell onto his left thumb crushing it between the jack stand and the fertilizer spreader. The thumb was fractured. | |||||
| 2020-08-20 | Lake Buena Vista | Fl | DISNEY PARKS, EXPERIENCES AND PRODUCTS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| While grinding a piece of metal an employee's left thumb got caught between the piece of metal and the grinding wheel resulting in partial amputation of the left thumb. | |||||
| 2020-08-05 | Buena | Nj | Comar, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was wiping grease off a machine with a paper towel. The towel got caught in the machine, pulling his hand in and partially amputating his right ring finger. | |||||
| 2020-07-11 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | WALT DISNEY WORLD CO. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| The injured employee was holding a door for a co-worker when their finger was pinched between the door and the frame resulting in an amputation. | |||||
| 2020-01-25 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was walking to her register when she tripped on another employee's walker. She fell and suffered a broken femur. | |||||
| 2019-07-31 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks And Resorts U.S., Inc. | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was walking between two telehandlers. Her leg was caught on the fork support bar of one of them and its blade caught her foot. She fell backwards, breaking her right wrist. | |||||
| 2019-07-17 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | HUBBARD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting an 8-inch PVC pipe with a saw. When the saw cut through the pipe, both ends of the pipe came together and pinched the saw's blade. The saw kicked back and lacerated the employee's chest. The employee had surgery to clean the wound. | |||||
| 2019-07-12 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee completed pressure washing the deck of an onstage area in the water park. The employee was gathering equipment to clean up the pressure washer. The pressure washer activated while it was resting on his left work boot. The employee sustained a wound to his left foot that required surgery. | |||||
| 2019-07-02 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was taking photographs at the main entrance of the park and then went on a break. The employee was found on the floor of the stock room/break area and was hospitalized with cardiac arrhythmia and heat stress related symptoms. | |||||
| 2019-07-01 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Bernhard MCC, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was holding 1-inch by 2-foot stainless steel duct strapping. The strapping spun when a self-tapping screw was set into it; the employee suffered a laceration at the base of the left thumb. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery. | |||||
| 2019-06-27 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was struck by a vehicle while directing vehicles coming into the parking lot. The employee suffered chin and ankle injuries. | |||||
| 2019-06-24 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US | Ankle(s) | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode |
| An employee was working on a step stool. When she stepped down, she mis-stepped and twisted/fractured her left ankle. | |||||
| 2019-06-14 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped on water and fell to the floor while walking to get water from a water dispenser where the drip tray had overflowed onto the floor. The employee suffered a right fibula fracture. | |||||
| 2019-06-12 | Buena Vista | Colorado | Valley Precast Inc | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was in a loader bucket 10 to 13 feet high working on a crane when he fell and landed on the ground, suffering fractures to the ribs, kneecap, and toe. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2019-04-19 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| While exiting a building, an employee slipped on the edge of a sidewalk and impacted the ground, resulting in a fractured left ankle and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2019-04-19 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was walking on a sidewalk, headed towards her car, when she tripped over some sod and fell to the sidewalk, fracturing her left femur. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-04-15 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | WALT DISNEY WORLD CO. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell down two steps in a theater. She hit her head and suffered two broken fingers and a strained back. | |||||
| 2019-03-29 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell while descending a fixed ladder to a lower-level roof. He fell 5.5 feet, landing on his feet and suffering a broken right leg. | |||||
| 2019-03-27 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped and fell in a hallway breaking her femur. | |||||
| 2019-03-10 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion involving outside sources |
| An employee experienced abdominal pain due to a hernia while hose washing the promenade. | |||||
| 2019-03-01 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Coastal Steel, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Employees were retracting the pullout extension on the end of the jib attachment on a 35-ton crane. An employee was pushing on the jib extension and his left index finger was crushed by the sheave on the end of the jib causing a fingertip amputation with bone loss. | |||||
| 2019-02-04 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts U.S., Inc | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting paper with a paper cutter when the cutter slipped and amputated the employee's left thumb tip. | |||||
| 2019-01-30 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Brightview Landscape Development, Inc. | Leg(s) | Excavation or trenching cave-in |
| An employee was working in a trench (3' 10" deep by 6' wide) when the walls of the trench collapsed onto the employee's right leg, breaking it. | |||||
| 2018-09-21 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was removing crab legs from a steamer when he slipped and dropped the container that was holding the hot water and crab legs. He received second degree burns on his thighs, arms, and hands and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-09-13 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
| An employee tripped while walking down a hallway, falling to the floor and suffering face, nose, and right arm injuries. | |||||
| 2018-08-18 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
| An employee tripped over a curb and fell to the floor while walking, breaking two right shoulder bones and suffering minor scrapes on the right elbow and right knee. | |||||
| 2018-08-06 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee was walking toward a shuttle stop from the parking lot when she tripped and fell to the concrete ground, fracturing her left middle and index fingers. | |||||
| 2018-07-30 | Buena | New Jersey | Comar, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was clearing a jam in the wrapping machine and suffered an amputation injury. | |||||
| 2018-07-21 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc. | Knee(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting a piece of dealt paper with a box cutter when the blade cut through the paper and lacerated his knee. | |||||
| 2018-07-20 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee's finger was caught between a door and a door frame when the door closed on her hand, smashing her index finger. She was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2018-07-04 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was driving a utility vehicle on a pathway toward a bridge when the front right side wheel struck a fenced area, causing the steering wheel to strike and fracture the employee's hand and arm. | |||||
| 2018-06-29 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts U.S., Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was altering a costume. While cutting fabric with scissors, the employee's left index fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-06-29 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking down the hallway, slipped and fell breaking her left arm. | |||||
| 2018-06-27 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was pushing open a door and caught a finger between the door and the frame at Disney's Hollywood Studios. The employee sustained a middle finger fracture and a fingertip laceration. | |||||
| 2018-06-26 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was walking down a stairway when she fell down the last two steps to the landing, breaking her tibia in three places. | |||||
| 2018-06-21 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was opening an airwall and got his finger caught between two folding doors resulting in a fingertip amputation. The convention center is under construction and plastic sheeting on the floor made it difficult to push the doors closed. | |||||
| 2018-05-23 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Hands On Staffing | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| On 5/23/2018, an employee was mopping the floor when she backed into a capped conduit, slipped, and fell, breaking her wrist. | |||||
| 2018-05-20 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | WALT DISNEY WORLD CO. | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from a step ladder to the concrete ground on her right side, striking her head on a safe. She suffered a fractured pelvis and a head laceration, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-05-19 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts U.S., Inc | Pelvis | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was walking through the brush on an unpaved path when she tripped on an exposed root or her lace became caught on a root and she fell. She fractured her pelvis and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-05-05 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts U.S., Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was standing by a door entrance speaking with another employee while her hand rested on the door frame near the hinges. Another employee then tried to shut the door, crushing her fingers. | |||||
| 2018-04-15 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts U.S., Inc | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| An employee experienced a hernia while lifting something, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-03-21 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resort | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was changing out of his uniform at his locker when he tripped on the strap of a costume roller tote (hamper) and hit the floor, breaking his left hip. | |||||
| 2018-03-13 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts U.S., Inc | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee was walking out of a restroom when she tripped and fell, breaking her arm and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-03-08 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney World Co | Wrist(s) and elbow(s) | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
| An employee was walking away from a bus when she missed the step at the curb and fell to the ground. She fractured her right elbow and the radial bone of her left wrist and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-03-04 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was pushing a plastic ice cart when the cart wheel hit a rut, causing it to stop. The employee's forward momentum caused her to then fall onto the cart, striking her head and finger. She suffered a fracture to a right-hand finger and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-02-28 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Arm(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was driving a company personal transport vehicle when it hit a curb. The employee was thrown from the vehicle and hit the ground, breaking the left arm. | |||||
| 2018-02-21 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was walking down stairs when he lost balance, fell, and broke his collarbone. | |||||
| 2018-02-15 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | WALT DISNEY Parks and Resolts U.S., Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. |
| Two employees were offloading a truck. The pallet jack fell off the truck to the ground. The employees were setting the pallet jack upright and one employee amputated the right index fingertip when it was caught under the pallet jack forks. | |||||
| 2018-02-01 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Fender Marine Construction Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Fall or jump from water vehicle |
| An employee was trying to tie the boat to the barge and fell off the boat into the cold water. The employee suffered dry drowning and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-01-31 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee was retrieving a product from a pallet. After picking up the product, she turned and inadvertently tripped, causing her to fall and fracture her hip. She was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2017-10-07 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| An employee suffered a hernia while lifting a desk, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2017-09-22 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts | Wrist(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
| An employee was cleaning seats when she stepped back and fell to the ground, breaking her right wrist. She was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2017-08-22 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | WALT DISNEY WORLD CO. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was moving a large standing fan in the hallway to create some room. Her fingers went inside the guard and the running blades lacerated her left middle finger. | |||||
| 2017-08-20 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney World | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was climbing an extension ladder to a roof and either stepped onto the roof and slipped on dew or miss-stepped on the ladder and fell approximately 9 feet to the concrete ground. | |||||
| 2017-08-14 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resort | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee suffered from heat stress while performing lifeguard duties. | |||||
| 2017-08-14 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was operating a water ride and fell into the water striking the boat. The employee was hospitalized with chest pain. | |||||
| 2017-08-10 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | WALT DISNEY WORLD CO | Heel(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was inspecting a paint job on the roof of an amusement ride. He slipped as he was stepping off a ladder and fractured his right heel. | |||||
| 2017-07-18 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was preparing to clean a room. She had her hand on the doorframe when the door closed on her hand, injuring her left middle finger and requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2017-07-13 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Robert Deck, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| Five sheets of leaning drywall fell on top of an employee who was walking through the area. The employee suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-06-21 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | WALT DISNEY WORLD CO. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was attempting to move a portable light tower for transport. She had raised four outriggers and had the connector beam (tongue) on the hitch of the truck that she was connecting the light tower to for transport when the portable light tower and the connector beam (tongue) fell onto her foot, fracturing two toes. | |||||
| 2017-05-03 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Old Key Resort #34 | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee walked into one of the rooms, slipped on a floor mat and fell fracturing her right ankle. | |||||
| 2017-03-19 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee amputated their index fingertip while cutting a piece of pipe with a pipe cutter. | |||||
| 2017-03-14 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee caught a finger in a sliding door and fractured it. | |||||
| 2017-02-01 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney World | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was pushing a cart when the brake part slid back onto his middle finger pinching it between the cart and the brake part. The finger was fractured and required surgery. | |||||
| 2017-01-31 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney World Park and Resorts | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
| An employee was walking on a railroad swing bridge platform carrying a wrench when he lost balance and stepped between bridge ties injuring his knee. | |||||
| 2016-10-21 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| A maintenance employee was entering a forklift when he slipped on a damp metal surface, causing him to fall and fracture his left tibia. | |||||
| 2016-10-20 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Cirque Du Soleil Orlando, L.L.C. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
| An aerial artist fell 40 feet while rehearsing an aerial act. She was hospitalized with head/neck/shoulder injuries. | |||||
| 2016-10-17 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney World - Polynesian Resort | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was walking when she twisted her ankle, lost her balance, and fell, fracturing her right wrist as she braced her fall. | |||||
| 2016-09-28 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Mitsukoshi USA, Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| While performing routine food preparation inside a kiosk, an employee fainted due to heat stress, then suffered right forearm pain after falling. | |||||
| 2016-09-24 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks & Resorts | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
| An employee was loading refrigerated trailers and pulled down on a refrigerator door. The employee felt chest pains and initially believed he was having a heart attack. The employee was admitted to the hospital where it was later diagnosed to be a strain on his sternum. | |||||
| 2016-09-09 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was walking on an aerial work platform, 12 inches high, when he tripped, fell, and broke his left leg. | |||||
| 2016-08-31 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney World Co. | Hand(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee cut their hand with a knife. | |||||
| 2016-08-31 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney - Beach Club-Cape May Cafe | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee cut their left palm with a kitchen knife. | |||||
| 2016-08-30 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts | Lower extremities | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking up the concrete ramp towards a dumpster and slipped and fell into a cleaning agent that was on the ground. The employee suffered chemical burns to her lower extremities. | |||||
| 2016-08-29 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Disney | Lower extremities | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking up a concrete ramp towards a dumpster, when she slipped and fell. The ramp had a cleaning agent on it that caused a chemical burn to her lower extremities. | |||||
| 2016-08-19 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Rosen Hotels & Resorts | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting PVC pipe with a miter saw when the blade cut his left hand from his index finger to the wrist. | |||||
| 2016-08-11 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Professional Service Industries, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was on a baker scaffold. A plank shifted and the employee fell 4.5 feet. The employee suffered a fracture to the sternum. | |||||
| 2016-07-24 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was shutting down a breaker when he contacted a 227-volt live wire and was electrocuted. | |||||
| 2016-07-09 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee tripped over roofing materials while walking and fell to the ground, injuring a wrist. | |||||
| 2016-06-08 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Disney's Ticket & Transportation Center | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee felt light-headed, fainted, and fell to the ground while walking to the office, suffering a broken ankle. | |||||
| 2016-06-06 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Disney Hollywood Studios - Center Stage | Forearm(s) | Explosion, n.e.c. |
| An employee was loading effects into an arm cuff when an effect misfired due to a broken wire, causing second degree burns to the employee's right forearm. | |||||
| 2016-05-09 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | COST of Wisconsin, Inc. | Head | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee received lacerations to his head and numbness in his fingertips when he was hit in the head with a piece of scaffold component that fell approximately 15 feet. The employee was wearing his hard hat. | |||||
| 2016-05-09 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee tripped on a floor mat, fell, and struck the door as she was entering the gift shop. The employee suffered a broken right arm and was hospitalized to undergo surgery. | |||||
| 2016-05-05 | Lake Buena Vista | Florida | WALT DISNEY WORLD CO. | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was walking along the pathway and got entangled in a safety strap, fell to the ground, and broke her leg. | |||||