# Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at Smiley Brothers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019055397` · 5/29/2019 · NEW PALTZ, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
- **Source:** Horses and other equines
- **Secondary source:** Deer and other cervids
## Employer
- **Name:** Smiley Brothers, Inc.
- **Location:** 1000 MOUNTAIN REST RD, NEW PALTZ, NEW YORK, 12561
- **NAICS:** 721110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was exercising and riding a horse for guest rides when a deer jumped out from behind garbage cans. The horse reacted to the deer, moving quickly or bucking. The employee was thrown to the ground, where the horse may have stepped on the employee. The employee suffered a right calf injury with swelling.

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