Bill Kucic, a teacher at the Pioneer Career and Technology Center in Shelby, Ohio, was rushed to the hospital by helicopter after he was attacked by a steer during a classroom meat-processing demonstration, WJW-TV reports.
According to the station, the attack occurred when Kucic was leading the 1,200-pound animal from his pen to a stall where he was to be put down. School officials say the steer turned on Kucic, lifted him up and flipped him in the air.
âWhen he flipped, he hit his head," School superintendent Glenna Cannon told the station of the teacher. "He had a few broken bones and some lacerations to his neck.â
WFMD-TV reports that students were able to close the gate to contain the steer, and immediately called 911.
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