Fractures

Name: Fractures at US Border Patrol - Del Rio
Start: 9/16/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019099675 · 9/16/2019 · US Border Patrol - Del Rio

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Animal transportation collision in nonroadway area
Source: Horses and other equines
Secondary source: Fences, fence panels, gates, unspecified

Employer

Name: US Border Patrol - Del Rio
Location: 2401 Dodson Ave, DEL RIO, TEXAS, 78840
NAICS: 928120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 9/16/2019, at approximately 0945 hours, a border patrol agent was on a horse working traffic when the agent spotted a group running. The agent was riding to the area when the horse started bucking. The agent was attempting to gain control of the horse as it headed straight for a fence and into a metal H-brace. The agent's right leg struck the H-brace, suffering a broken femur.

Source

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