Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts
Start: 4/8/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016042953 · 4/8/2016 · Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Sledges, sledgehammers

Employer

Name: Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts
Location: 2200 Village Service Trail, LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA, 32830
NAICS: 713110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was using a sledge hammer to remove an end cap on an axle to a ride. The sledge hammer struck the employee's right pinky finger, crushing it.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown