Struck by animal unspecified · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at El Coyote Ranch Airport-2TA8, 7287 South Highway 281, ENCINO, TEXAS 78353
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Thumb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was assisting with the routine care of a rhino when their right thumb became caught between a pipe fence and the rhino. The thumb was amputated to the first joint.
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An employee was delivering mail when she was knocked to the concrete ground by dogs, resulting in lacerations to her head and neck. She was hospitalized.
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