Stepped on, kicked, trampled by animal · Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pine Bush Equine Services and Veterinary Hospital, 96 Warn Avenue, PINE BUSH, NEW YORK 12566
on — Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels , affecting the Liver.
Final narrative
An employee was assisting a veterinarian while working on a horse when the horse kicked out, contacting the employee's stomach. The employee was hospitalized with a ruptured liver.
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