# Bruises, contusions at Ocala Equine Hospital, P.A.
> OSHA SIR `2017088127` · 8/23/2017 · OCALA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Kicked by animal
- **Source:** Horses and other equines
## Employer
- **Name:** Ocala Equine Hospital, P.A.
- **Location:** 10855 NW US Highway 27, OCALA, FLORIDA, 34482
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the right side of a horse waiting for sedation to take place prior to surgery when the horse kicked him on the head, resulting in bruising/a contusion. He was hospitalized.

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