Multiple types of contact with animals · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at New Holland Sales Stables, 101 W. Fulton St., NEW HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA 17557
on — Fractures , affecting the Rib(s), oblique area.
Final narrative
An employee was loading a bull into a chute for tagging. The gate did not latch, and the bull knocked the employee down, then threw him up into the air. He suffered broken ribs.
An employee was transporting a cat from a holder to a room when the cat attempted to jump and flee. The employee went to catch the cat when she suffered a bite on her right index finger and a scratch on her right palm.
On January 6, 2024, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an employee was petting a cat while on her break. The cat scratched and bit the employee's wrist and right hand. Later that afternoon, the employee became ill due to the wounds and was hospitalized.
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