Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202489126 - Employee Is Kicked by Horse, Fractures Face

Accident Summary Nr: 202489126 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/03/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311869424	04/29/2009	0272	112920	Lucy Whittier Dba Las Colinas

Abstract: On April 3, 2009, Employee #1, an assistant groomer, and a coworker were working at a horse breeding farm. Employee #1 and the coworker walked out to a pasture to bring two horses back to a barn. Employee #1 caught her horse and walked it back to a gate as her coworker tried to catch the other horse which was acting up and not cooperating. This second horse started bucking, and Employee #1 believed she was struck in the face by this horse as she was bucking. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital but was later transferred to a medical center for surgery. Employee #1 sustained major crushing injuries to her forehead and area around her eyes including the loss of smell. Employee #1 was hospitalized and was released five days after undergoing surgery.

Keywords: EYE, FRACTURE, HORSE, ANIMAL HANDLER, STRUCK BY, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311869424			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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