# Bruises, contusions at National Park Service
> OSHA SIR `2018088557` · 8/20/2018 · ESTES PARK, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Kicked by animal
- **Source:** Horses and other equines
## Employer
- **Name:** National Park Service
- **Location:** Near Sprague Lake, ESTES PARK, COLORADO, 80517
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking behind pack mules on a trail when a mule kicked the employee's chest, causing a contusion that required hospitalization.

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