Winter Livestock Inc

Gored, rammed by animal — Severe wounds or internal injuries and soft tissue injuries — LA JUNTA, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Winter Livestock Inc in LA JUNTA, COLORADO
Employer Winter Livestock Inc Report ID 2025054504
Address 30425 E Hwy 50 City, State ZIP LA JUNTA, COLORADO 81050
Event Date May 13, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Severe wounds or internal injuries and soft tissue injuries Body Part Trunk and other lower extremities
Event Type Gored, rammed by animal Source of Injury Cattle, bovines
Secondary Source Fences
Industry (NAICS) 424520 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 37.98000, -103.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee was opening a gate to pen a bull. The bull started fighting with another bull and drove the other bull into the employee, which drove her into the fence and knocked her to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured sternum, four fractured ribs, a lacerated spleen, a fractured L2 vertebra, and a tear to the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) of the right knee.

Incident Summary

On May 13, 2025, a worker at Winter Livestock Inc in LA JUNTA, COLORADO suffered severe wounds or internal injuries and soft tissue injuries to the trunk and other lower extremities. 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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