# Crushing injuries at Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts
> OSHA SIR `2016042953` · 4/8/2016 · LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*