# Fractures at Columbus Zoo
> OSHA SIR `20181011032` · 10/25/2018 · POWELL, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by animal, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Cattle and other bovines
## Employer
- **Name:** Columbus Zoo
- **Location:** 4850 West Powell Road, POWELL, OHIO, 43065
- **NAICS:** 712130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was following a bison to another location to prepare for a medical operation when the bison turned to run. The bison ran into the employee, causing several injuries to the left cheek and shoulder area, including fractures, contusions, and lacerations.

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