Haflinger Haven

An employee was riding a horse while waiting to start sorting cattle when the horse started bucking. The horse's head hit the employee's jaw and the employee fell off the horse, resulting in a broken jaw.

An employee was riding a horse and leading several pack mules along a trail. A few mules started acting up, causing the horse to stir. The employee then fell off the horse and landed on a stiff woody protrusion that impacted her chest/rib area. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured rib and a punctured lung.

An employee was riding a horse in the horse corral/riding arena when the horse bucked multiple times. The employee performed an emergency dismount off the right side of the horse. When she landed, she fell backward in the sand, onto her back. The employee sustained a crushed vertebra.

A pen rider was moving cattle and they were after an animal. When the animal changed direction, the horse also turned and then tripped and fell. The employee fell with the horse and sustained a dislocated left shoulder, a fractured right thumb, and a fracture above the eye.

An employee fell off a horse while performing riding patrol duties and was hospitalized with a fractured skull.

An employee was retrieving a dog from a kennel so it could be taken home. The dog bit her lip, removing a piece of flesh.

An employee was petting a dog's belly during an enrichment walk when the dog bit and severed part of her left ear.

An employee was participating in playtime with a cat. She was petting the cat when the cat bit her right hand. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was working to put a dog in a kennel. The dog pulled hard on the employee, causing a lumbar disc herniation and severe back pain. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was opening a gate when it caught his foot. He fell and suffered a broken left femur.

An employee fell while moving a water canister, resulting in fractures to four fingers on her right hand.

An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.

An employee was mixing sauce using a sauce barrel mixer when his left little finger was amputated.

An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.

A temporary employee was carrying a nail gun through the warehouse when it hit his leg, activated, and fired a nail into the leg.