Tuls Dairy - Butler County Dairy, LLC
Gored or rammed by animal — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — RISING CITY, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Tuls Dairy - Butler County Dairy, LLC | Report ID | 20231211618 |
| Address | 2670 D Road | City, State ZIP | RISING CITY, NEBRASKA 68658 |
| Event Date | December 24, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Body Part | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Gored or rammed by animal | Source of Injury | Cattle and other bovines |
| Industry (NAICS) | 112120 | Inspection # | 1719066 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.12000, -97.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee entered a pen in the maternity barn to bottle-feed a calf. A cow spun around and head butted the employee into the metal enclosure fence three times. The employee sustained a punctured liver.
Incident Summary
On December 24, 2023, a worker at Tuls Dairy - Butler County Dairy, LLC in RISING CITY, NEBRASKA suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. 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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