IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO—
Falls Fertilizer, Inc
Struck by other falling powered vehicle · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Falls Fertilizer, Inc, 1157 Lindsay Blvd, IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO 83402 on — Crushing injuries, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was under a truck installing a new kingpin. The truck fell off its jacks and landed on and crushed the employee's midsection. The employee was hospitalized.
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