# Fractures at Girl Scout Western Oklahoma
> OSHA SIR `2016054473` · 5/22/2016 · MARLOW, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
- **Source:** Horses and other equines
## Employer
- **Name:** Girl Scout Western Oklahoma
- **Location:** RR Box 56, MARLOW, OKLAHOMA, 73055
- **NAICS:** 813319
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding a horse when the horse stopped abruptly. The employee was thrown over the front of the horse, sustaining a broken back.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*