The most common type of injury sustained when handling cattle is probably rope burn. This happens when a person is leading an animal without wearing gloves and the animal spooks (jumps) after seeing something scary while the handler still tries to hold onto the animal. The friction from the rope on the persons hands rips the skin. The easiest way to remedy this is to wear good fitting leather gloves while handling cattle.
Unfortunately, wearing gloves will not prevent a person from getting a crush injury. This can happen when an animal becomes defensive and attacks a person. Another instance where this can happen is if a person is working with an animal in a chute (a narrow pathway used for handling cattle in close quarters) and the handlers hand gets caught between the animal and the side of the chute. Although it is impossible to completely avoid any injuries, the occurrence of injury decreases when everyone involved pays attention to what is happening at the moment.
People can also be harmed from animals kicking them. Personally, I have had one family member break a leg from a calf kick and another family member get clipped in the lower jaw by a cows hind leg. Getting injured from a kick is one of the hardest injuries to avoid, and as such it is also quite common. The best way to avoid this is again to stay alert. If an animal is a known "kicker," the animals owners are responsible for alerting others at show grounds as well as keeping themselves safe from it.
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On our own farm, we personally select animals that are calm and docile. If animals already have a quieter dispostion, they are less likely to behave unpredictibly and thus they are relativley safer to be around.
In conclusion, the easiest way to avoid livestock-related injuries is to stay alert while working with animals.
Yup, that describes many of the near-misses I've had growing up on a ranch (with the exception of rope burn - we didn't have 4-H calves).
ReplyDeleteI still work with horses a lot, and recently got knocked over by some oats-crazy two-year-olds. My gut instinct had told me I wasn't being as cautious as I should be, but I ignored it. Always listen to that little voice telling you when you're in a potentially dangerous situation!
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