Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119878320 - Walt Disney Imagineering

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 119878320

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 01/11/1993

Site Address:
Walt Disney Imagineering
1313 Harbor Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92807

Mailing Address:
1401 Flower St., Glendale, CA 91221

Union Status: Union

SIC:7996

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/11/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/11/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361382351

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170714190

Event: 12/14/1992

Employee injured in fall from hoisted stage prop

Employee #1, an entertainer with Disneyland, was appearing in a show. While seated in a device, she was being hoisted by a DC motor powered cable. The motor was controlled by an integrated circuit. A microchip within the circuit failed, allowing the motor to raise the cable to its uppermost limit. When the cable reached that upper limit, it pulled apart at its attachment point at the motor housing. Employee #1, who was strapped in her seat, fell 25 feet to the stage. She suffered a fractured L-1 vertebra and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HOISTING MECHANISM, WIRE ROPE, BROKEN CABLE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, VERTEBRA

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119878320			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Artists, performers and related workers n.e.c.

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