# Crushing injuries at Delta Downs Racetrack Casino and Hotel
> OSHA SIR `2019065710` · 6/6/2019 · VINTON, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by animal, unspecified
- **Source:** Horses and other equines
## Employer
- **Name:** Delta Downs Racetrack Casino and Hotel
- **Location:** 2717 Delta Downs Drive, VINTON, LOUISIANA, 70668
- **NAICS:** 721120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An assistant starter was handling a horse in a starting gate. The horse acted up and smashed the employee's left middle finger against the structure. He was hospitalized.

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