BEND, OREGON—
U.S. FOREST SERVICE, BEND/FORT ROCK RANGER DIST.
Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden · Cuts, lacerations
Final narrative
An employee was riding a horse on the trail when the horse disturbed a bee's nest. The bees stung the horse, causing the horse to buck and throw off the employee. The employee landed on a jagged stump and sustained lacerations to the left forearm, and possibly sustained rib and spleen damage.
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