# Fractures at U. S. Forest Service
> OSHA SIR `2017065235` · 6/8/2017 · MORAN, WYOMING
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s) and arms(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
- **Source:** Horses and other equines
## Employer
- **Name:** U. S. Forest Service
- **Location:** Black Rock Ranger District, MORAN, WYOMING, 83013
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was collecting a horse for horsemanship class when the horse became spooked, side-stepped, and threw the employee to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left arm and elbow.

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