PAWLING, NEW YORK—
Great Swamp Associates
Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Great Swamp Associates, 128 Mistover Way, PAWLING, NEW YORK 12564 on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was training a horse with a long line. The horse became spooked, and one of the lines pulled forward and caught the employee's foot, throwing her up in the air and breaking her right hip.
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