LEIGH, NEBRASKA—
Holsteins Unlimited, LLC
Gored or rammed by animal · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Holsteins Unlimited, LLC, 37245 100th Ave, LEIGH, NEBRASKA 68643 on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was attempting to move a newborn calf when the mother cow rammed him on the side with her head, breaking about six ribs.
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