Darlington Ridge Farms, LLC

Gored, rammed by animal — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DARLINGTON, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Darlington Ridge Farms, LLC in DARLINGTON, WISCONSIN
Employer Darlington Ridge Farms, LLC Report ID 2025043661
Address 24425 St. Peters Road City, State ZIP DARLINGTON, WISCONSIN 53530
Event Date April 19, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Gored, rammed by animal Source of Injury Cattle, bovines
Secondary Source Powered cattle gates
Industry (NAICS) 112120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.65000, -90.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working to guide a calf through a turnstile. While they were pushing the calf, the calf lunged, and the employee's right hand was caught between the turnstile and a gate surface. The employee's right ring finger was severed and required surgery to reattach the severed portion of the finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 19, 2025, a worker at Darlington Ridge Farms, LLC in DARLINGTON, WISCONSIN suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as gored, rammed by animal, with cattle, bovines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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