Animal transportation collision in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at US Border Patrol - Del Rio, 2401 Dodson Ave, DEL RIO, TEXAS 78840
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
On 9/16/2019, at approximately 0945 hours, a border patrol agent was on a horse working traffic when the agent spotted a group running. The agent was riding to the area when the horse started bucking. The agent was attempting to gain control of the horse as it headed straight for a fence and into a metal H-brace. The agent's right leg struck the H-brace, suffering a broken femur.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Horses and other equines
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