WALDEN, COLORADO—
Silver Spur Operating Company, LLC
Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Silver Spur Operating Company, LLC, 804 CR 23, WALDEN, COLORADO 80480 on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
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Final narrative
An employee on a horse was pushing yearlings (cattle) out of the willows to the meadow. The employee was riding his horse over to rope a yearling when the yearling turned quickly, along with the horse. The horse slipped on wet grass and fell on top of the employee. His leg was caught between the horse and the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken pelvis.
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