JCE Racing Inc.
Kicked by animal — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ELMONT, New York
| Employer | JCE Racing Inc. |
| Address | 2150 Hempstead Turnpike |
| City, State ZIP | ELMONT, New York 11003 |
| Report ID | 2017054438 |
| Event Date | May 16, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Kicked by animal |
| Source of Injury | Horses and other equines |
| Industry (NAICS) | 713990 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.71483, -73.72215 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was walking a horse around the barn. The horse spooked and hit the employee's face with its front leg causing an eye injury.
Incident Summary
On May 16, 2017, a worker at JCE Racing Inc. in ELMONT, New York suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). 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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