ROGERSON, IDAHO—
JR Simplot Company
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at JR Simplot Company, 1475 North 2000 East, ROGERSON, IDAHO 83302 on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was crushed between hay bales being loaded into a semi-truck trailer, rupturing his small intestine and crushing his pelvis and shoulder.
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