Struck by animal, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lewiston Trucking Company Inc., Erie County Fairgrounds, Horse ring #2, HAMBURG, NEW YORK 14075
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
A horse was in a horse ring and was hooked to a carriage. The horse became spooked and started running, broke free of the reins, and attempted to exit the horse ring. An employee entered the horse ring to try and calm the horse. The horse struck the employee, who suffered a serious neck injury that required surgery, abrasions, contusions, and lacerations to the thighs/arms.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersHorses and other equines
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