# Fractures at SCHWERTNER FARMS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018088488` · 8/17/2018 · SCHWERTNER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Animal transportation incident, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Horses and other equines
## Employer
- **Name:** SCHWERTNER FARMS, INC.
- **Location:** 4651 FM487, SCHWERTNER, TEXAS, 76573
- **NAICS:** 112130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding a horse to check the health condition of cattle in a pasture. The employee went to rope a calf when the horse slipped and fell. The employee's leg was caught in the stirrup as the horse was regaining its footing. The employee's leg  twisted, fracturing the tibia and fibula and requiring surgery.

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