Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Name: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions at Forest Service - Leavenworth Ranger Station
Start: 9/3/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098112 · 9/3/2023 · Forest Service - Leavenworth Ranger Station

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event: Struck by animal, unspecified
Source: Horses and other equines

Employer

Name: Forest Service - Leavenworth Ranger Station
Location: Barn of off Ranger Road, LEAVENWORTH, WASHINGTON, 98826
NAICS: 924120
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

Employees were at a barn checking on mules and feeding them. While the employees were in the corral, the mules became spooked. The injured employee was kicked or stepped on by the mules, resulting in a concussion, fractures to the left shoulder, arm, and hand, as well as a bruised knee and ribs. The employee underwent surgery.

Source

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