Struck by animal, unspecified · Dislocation of joints
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hitch Enterprises, 309 N. Ridge Circle, GUYMON, OKLAHOMA 73942
on — Dislocation of joints, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
An employee was filling a water trough when he was run over by a cow, dislocating his elbow.
An employee was training and moving horses when one of the horses knocked her to the ground, resulting in fractures to the left arm, both legs, and the right ankle. The employee also sustained bruises to the face.
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.
An employee was waiting for a patient at the front door when a dog jumped on her, causing her to fall down the stairs and sustain a fractured left little finger and thumb.
An employee was on horseback in a pasture checking on the health of calves. The employee roped a calf when their right-hand fingers got caught in the rope, resulting in amputations of three fingers at the top knuckles that required hospitalization.
An employee was riding a four-wheeler while moving cattle into another pen when they were thrown off the vehicle and landed on the ground. The employee sustained fractures to their upper arm, pelvis, and right leg.
An employee was making rounds to the barns to take care of cattle. The employee was stepping out of a van and the sliding door closed on their little finger. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
A pen rider was moving cattle and they were after an animal. When the animal changed direction, the horse also turned and then tripped and fell. The employee fell with the horse and sustained a dislocated left shoulder, a fractured right thumb, and a fracture above the eye.
An employee transferred a supplement from one tank to another and then took a step backward to begin cleaning the receiving auger. His right foot broke through the grate above the auger and slipped between the slats and into the auger. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture to his lower right leg and required surgery.
An employee was helping to move a 1,300-pound coil on a cart. The steel caster hit a crack in the concrete, the weld holding the caster onto the cart broke, and the coil and cart tipped over onto the employee. He was hospitalized with a laceration on his forehead and a pelvic fracture on his right side.
An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.
An employee was cutting a piece of metal rod with a metal cutting machine. His right middle finger became caught between the rod and the machine's table. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.
An employee was working at her desk. She went to stand up and fell to the floor beside the desk. The employee sustained a hip displacement and required surgery.
An employee was processing wood boards at a chop saw when the saw malfunctioned and the blade cut her left hand and fingers. She was hospitalized and her little finger was surgically amputated.