Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124939.015 - Employee crushes trachea, fractures face when bucked off hor

Accident Summary Nr: 124939.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/02/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1470813.015	03/23/2020		112111	Optimum Agriculture Fl Llc

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on March 2, 2020, an employee working as a cattle foreman for a ranch was working with a crew trying to pull a cow out of a ditch. The crew managed to free the cow, but the employee's horse was startled in the process and starting bucking. The employee was ejected from the horse at which time the rope became entangled around his neck. The employee lacerated his face and crushed his trachea, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Agriculture, Animal, Animal Handler, Asphyxiated, Bucking, Crushed, Ejected, Entangled, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Farm, Fracture, Head, Horse, Laceration, Neck, Rope, Supervisor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1470813.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury

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