Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117751.015 - Employee incurs open arm break after being struck by strap

Accident Summary Nr: 117751.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 04/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1398828.015	05/06/2019		115210	Lisa Copeland

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on April 7, 2019, an employee (an independant contractor) was training a horse and was in the process of turning the horse loose in a stall when the horse stepped on a rubber strap causing the strap to stretch. The strap snapped back and struck the employee on the right arm causing an open fracture to his ulna and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Animal, Animal Handler, Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fracture, High Pressure, Horse, Lost Control, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Struck By, Training

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1398828.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous hand working occupations

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