Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202476339 - Employee Fractures Arm by Kicking Horse

Accident Summary Nr: 202476339 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 11/17/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312662752	01/04/2010	8221	611310	California State Polytechnic Univ Pomona

Abstract: At 11:20 a.m. on November 17, 2009, Employee #1, an Assistant Horse Trainer from California State Polytechnic University Pomona, was preparing a horse for "longlining" training in the "Bull Pen". As she stepped away from the horse, the horse bolted. Employee #1 pulled back on the lines, and the horse responded by leaning forward into the bit. The horse then kicked with its back left leg and struck Employee #1 in the left elbow. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where she received medical attention and underwent surgery for a fractured humerus.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HORSE, ANIMAL HANDLER, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312662752			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Animal caretakers, except farm

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