PORTAGE, WISCONSIN—
Ashley Koeller
Stepped on, kicked, trampled by animal · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Ashley Koeller, 5800 Kinney Rd, PORTAGE, WISCONSIN 53901 on — Bruises, contusions , affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the chest unspecified.
Final narrative
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.
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