Winter Livestock Inc
Gored, rammed by animal — Severe wounds or internal injuries and soft tissue injuries — 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
OSHA has recorded 9 severe injury reports involving "Gored, rammed by animal" incidents in our database. Browse all Gored, rammed by animal injuries.
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