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HANOVER SHOE FARMS, INCORPORATED

Kicked by animal — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HANOVER SHOE FARMS, INCORPORATED in HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer HANOVER SHOE FARMS, INCORPORATED Report ID 2015107301
Address 451 Eagle Ave City, State ZIP HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA 17331
Event Date October 1, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Kicked by animal Source of Injury Horses and other equines
Industry (NAICS) 112920 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.79000, -76.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a horse from the exercise walker and hooking the lead to the horse. The horse reared and kicked the employee, causing loss of consciousness and a head injury.

Incident Summary

On October 1, 2015, a worker at HANOVER SHOE FARMS, INCORPORATED in HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as kicked by animal, with horses and other equines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 43 severe injury reports involving "Kicked by animal" incidents in our database. Browse all Kicked by animal injuries.

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