Incident date: 2018-02-03
NAICS industry code: 721214

An employee was riding a horse when it saw or smelled a mountain lion and spooked, bucking twice. On the first buck, the employee's face smashed into the crown of the horse's head. On the second buck, the employee was thrown to the ground. The employee suffered blunt force trauma to the facial area, including a broken jaw, sinus damage, and three broken bones near the right eye. The employee also sustained a broken right wrist upon hitting the ground.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
code_source: title: Horses and other equines
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate