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Accident Summary Nr: 202483947 - Performer Dies after Striking Head on Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 202483947 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/06/2009
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31369825008/11/20097996713110Walt Disney World Co.

Abstract: On August 6, 2009, Employee #1, a Walt Disney World actor, was participating in a mock sword fight as part of the Captain Jack Sparrows Pirate Tutorial, an interactive show outside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. After receiving a small kick to his behind, he stumbled, and then ran 16 ft into a concrete wall, striking his head. Employee #1 sustained a laceration to the top of his head, a cervical spine fracture, a broken wrist, and dislocated fingers. He died of a Bilateral pulmonary thromboemboli due to complications of immobilization for the cervical spine fracture.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, AMUSE PARK/CARNIVAL, EMBOLISM, FRACTURE, HEAD, WALL, SPINE, STRUCK AGAINST, VERTEBRA, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 313698250 Fatality Other Occupation not reported

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