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Dakota Plains Dairy

Kicked by animal — Fractures — CENTERVILLE, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dakota Plains Dairy in CENTERVILLE, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Dakota Plains Dairy Report ID 2016065458
Address 29023 467th Avenue City, State ZIP CENTERVILLE, SOUTH DAKOTA 57014
Event Date June 20, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Kicked by animal Source of Injury Cattle and other bovines
Industry (NAICS) 112120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.13000, -96.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sorting cattle and was moving cows from one pen to another when a cow kicked his lower leg. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula in his left leg.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2016, a worker at Dakota Plains Dairy in CENTERVILLE, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as kicked by animal, with cattle and other bovines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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