Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170177299 - Employee's ankles fractured in fall during movie stunt

Accident Summary Nr: 170177299 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/02/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112167853	08/13/1990	7812	0	Walt Disney Co.

Abstract: At approximately 10:20 p.m. on August 2, 1990, Employee #1, a movie stuntman, was simulating flight with a rocket-powered backpack when a cable broke and he fell. Both his ankles were fractured. Los Angeles County paramedics were summoned and treated Employee #1, who was unconscious. He was transported to Henry Mayo Hospital in Newhall, CA. He was later moved to St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, where he was treated for two weeks.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WIRE ROPE, BROKEN CABLE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112167853			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Artists, performers and related workers n.e.c.

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