Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Department of Homeland Security
Start: 4/23/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019044127 · 4/23/2019 · Department of Homeland Security

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and neck
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
Source: Horses and other equines
Secondary source: Trees

Employer

Name: Department of Homeland Security
Location: 26.25832 N, -98.59041 W, SULLIVAN CITY, TEXAS, 78595
NAICS: 922120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 8:10 p.m. on April 23, 2019, a mounted border patrol agent ran into a branch and was knocked off his horse. He suffered a laceration, a concussion, and a hairline fracture to a vertebra in his neck. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown