Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PNGI Charles Town Gaming, 741 East Washington Street, CHARLES TOWN, WEST VIRGINIA 25414
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
On November 7, 2015, at approximately 11:00 a.m., an employee was injured after being thrown from his horse. He was attempting to capture a horse that got loose during training and was trying to prevent the loose horse from going through a gate. The loose horse ran into the employee's horse. He was thrown to the ground and possibly into a metal gate. He was hospitalized for fractured left ankle and fractured vertebrae.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Horses and other equines
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