Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden · Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Justin Johns Racing Stable, 2200 West Euclid Ave, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 60005
on — Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c., affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was exercising a horse when it was startled and threw her off. Her head struck the ground; she was knocked unconscious, suffering a concussion and minor internal head trauma and bleeding. She was wearing a protective helmet and safety vest at the time of the incident.
An employee was trying to rope the rear legs of a cow. The cow changed direction and the rope whipped, causing the employee to fall from his horse. He landed on the ground on his back and broke several ribs.
An employee was riding a horse on a trail to provide information and directions to park visitors. As the employee and horse were transitioning down a slope and to the left, the employee fell off the horse onto the trail. The employee sustained swelling and bruising to the spine, a neck injury, and lacerations and contusions.
An employee was riding a horse to check for sick cattle when the horse became spooked and bucked the employee off. The employee was knocked unconscious and suffered a brain bleed, fractured ribs, fractured vertebrae, and a tear in his left shoulder.
An employee was riding in a utility task vehicle (UTV) with several children (patrons). One of the children pressed the gas pedal of the UTV and the vehicle struck a fence post. The employee was thrown from the UTV and sustained five broken ribs, a partial pneumothorax to the right lung, an abrasion to the right arm, and contusions to the body. The employee was hospitalized.
An exercise rider rode a horse around a track. On her way back to the barn, the horse got spooked by another horse and reared up, causing the rider to fall off. The horse then landed on her leg breaking the femur.
An employee was getting a horse out of a stall when the horse bolted and struck the employee. The employee struck the wall and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fracture to their T11 vertebra, dislocations of the C4, C5, and C6 vertebrae, and a hemorrhagic contusion in the paramedial right frontal lobe.
An employee was loading a horse onto a trailer when the horse kicked them in the chest, resulting in bruising to their mid-torso below the sternum and above the ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.