Incident date: 2021-06-21
NAICS industry code: 311611

An employee was euthanizing a cow with a pneumatic knocking tool when the cow swung its head and pushed the tool toward the employee. The tool triggered and its pin struck the employee in the left elbow, resulting in a broken humerus bone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate