Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201095502 - Employee Loses Three Fingers From Tying A Horse To A Ring

Accident Summary Nr: 201095502 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 04/04/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126180587	04/09/2002	0212	0	Coastal Cattle Co.

Abstract: At approximately 11:40 a.m. on April 4, 2002, Employee #1 was loading a 14-year-old horse into a 12-foot horse trailer. As he was tying a bowline knot to a ring on the trailer, the horse pulled back, causing the knot to tighten and squeezing off three fingers at the first joint on his right hand. Apparently, a bowline knot is not a slip knot, and only a slip knot should be used when tying up a horse. A manger knot was suggested. He was hospitalized for 11 hours to treat his hand.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, HORSE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126180587			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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