# Fractures at The Pennsylvania State University
> OSHA SIR `2021021055` · 2/5/2021 · UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Kicked by animal
- **Source:** Horses and other equines
## Employer
- **Name:** The Pennsylvania State University
- **Location:** Horse Barns, UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA, 16802
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking through a horse pasture after completing chores when a horse kicked the employee in the back. The employee sustained broken ribs.

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