Cargill
Gored or rammed by animal — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — SCHUYLER, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Cargill | Report ID | 2023087959 |
| Address | 590 Co Road 9 | City, State ZIP | SCHUYLER, NEBRASKA 68661 |
| Event Date | August 29, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Gored or rammed by animal | Source of Injury | Cattle and other bovines |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.45000, -97.09000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving cattle when they were rammed by a cow. The employee sustained fractures to their L2 and L5 vertebrae, left sacral wing, and pelvis. They also suffered internal hemorrhaging in the abdominal.
Incident Summary
On August 29, 2023, a worker at Cargill in SCHUYLER, NEBRASKA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as gored or rammed by animal, with cattle and other bovines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 31 severe injury reports involving "Gored or rammed by animal" incidents in our database. Browse all Gored or rammed by animal injuries.
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