CALDWELL, IDAHO—
J. R. Simplot Company
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at J. R. Simplot Company, 16733 Simplot Blvd, CALDWELL, IDAHO 83607 on — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds , affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was realigning a "rover cart" on a track when they were struck from behind by a "rover cart" on a different track. The employee sustained a fractured right leg with a punctured vein.
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