# Fractures at Sea World of Orlando
> OSHA SIR `2022065070` · 6/13/2022 · ORLANDO, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Mammals, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sea World of Orlando
- **Location:** 7007 Sea Harbor Drive, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32821
- **NAICS:** 713110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 13, 2022, at 1:30 p.m., an employee was attempting to clear debris from inside a killer whale's mouth when the whale closed its mouth with the employee's right hand inside it. The employee suffered a right wrist fracture that required hospitalization.

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