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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221441413

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL ORLANDO NEWCO LLC

Event
Fall, Forehead, Fracture, Laceration, Lost Balance, Rotating Parts, Skull
NAICS
711190
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345807895
Employer profile
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL ORLANDO NEWCO LLC
Summary number
221441413
Report ID
0419730

Event description

Employee falls, fractures skull, and lacerates forehead whe

Investigation abstract

At 7:30 p.m. on February 19, 2022, Employee #1, employed by a circus company, lost balance in a spinning cage apparatus while performing an act called the wheel of death. Employee fell out of his rotating cage and was struck by another cage that was also rotating resulting in a fractured skull and laceration to the forehead. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Event type
    5
    Occupation code
    194

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