GRAND VIEW, IDAHO—
Simplot Land & Livestock
Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal transportation · Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Simplot Land & Livestock, 1301 State Hwy 67, GRAND VIEW, IDAHO 83624 on — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries, affecting the Multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
An employee was warming up a horse in a meadow/pasture before moving cattle. He was bucked off the horse and struck the ground, suffering fractured left-side ribs and a punctured left lung.
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An employee was trying to unplug an elevator leg. As the employee tried to lift the motor and drive belts to free the augers, the stored energy in an auger pulled the employee's fingers into a pulley and belt. The employee suffered an amputation to a right-hand fingertip.
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An employee was on horseback trying to catch a younger horse. His horse bucked him off and he fell to the ground, landing on his head. He suffered a neck fracture between two vertebrae.
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Simplot Land & Livestock
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GRAND VIEW, IDAHO—
Simplot Land & Livestock
An employee had exited a vehicle when it began to roll. The employee was attempting to shut it off when another vehicle clipped the employee. The employee suffered a broken femur and injured calf, as well as a possible amputation.
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