Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14525968 - Employee gored by charging elephant

Accident Summary Nr: 14525968 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/01/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1227347	09/12/1984	7999	0	Animal Trackers Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was moving an elephant from its pen into a crate for shipment. He was using an axe handle to prod the elephant. The elephant charged Employee #1 and gored him with a tusk, killing him. The pen was about 22 feet wide by 25 feet long. Employee #1 was a trained elephant handler.

Keywords: ELEPHANT, GORED, ANIMAL HANDLER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1227347			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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