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Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

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
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