# Electrocution, electric shock at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
> OSHA SIR `2024065648` · 6/24/2024 · LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocution, electric shock
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Lightning
- **Secondary source:** Ground, travel, and support surfaces  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
- **Location:** 351 S Studio Drive, LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA, 32830
- **NAICS:** 722513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was directing guest traffic when lightning struck the ground 600 feet away. The employee felt a shock to her left arm and experienced numbness. The employee was hospitalized.

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