Pocatello, ID—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Pocatello, ID

36 severe-injury reports between 2016-01-21 and 2025-04-12, 95 OSHA inspections, and 327 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Pocatello, Idaho.

36Severe injuries

31Hospitalizations

95OSHA inspections

327Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Pocatello

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 Amys Kitchen Inc 3 2 J.R. Simplot Company 3 3 SME Steel Contractors, Inc* 2 4 Virginia Transformer Corp. 2 5 VTCU, CORP. 2 6 ACOUSTIC SPECIALTIES, INC. 1 7 Amy's Kitchen, Inc. 1 8 BARIN GROUP, LLC 1 9 Belmont 1 10 BLU-D Construction, LLC 1

Example incidents

VTCU, CORP. POCATELLO, IDAHO · 2025-04-12 · Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
An employee was using a drill saw to drill key spacers. The drill caught his finger and pulled it in, severely lacerating and fracturing the fingertip. The fingertip was medically amputated to the first knuckle.
J.R. Simplot Company POCATELLO, IDAHO · 2025-03-10 · Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
A crew was preparing a 20-foot section of 12-inch high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe to be swung into a welder using an excavator, where it would be welded onto a longer run of pipe. One employee was facing the longer pipe in the welder while the 20-foot section was being rigged. The 20-foot section moved and struck the employee's left knee. The employee's left leg was broken below the knee.
BARIN GROUP, LLC POCATELLO, IDAHO · 2024-12-30 · Other fall to lower level unspecified
An employee was walking through an active job site when they stepped in an open hole and fell to the concrete floor of the lower level. The employee sustained fractures to their foot, hand, and their L1 and L2 vertebrae.
VTCU, CORP. POCATELLO, IDAHO · 2024-10-21 · Direct exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts
After a voltage test, an employee came into contact with a power transformer that was still energized with 10 kV. The employee suffered burns to fingertips on both hands, the upper left arm, and three or four places on the lower stomach. He also suffered microfractures to his upper back between the shoulder blades.
Costco Wholesale POCATELLO, IDAHO · 2024-10-18 · Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was gathering shopping carts in front of the building when a truck drove by and the truck's trailer ran over her left foot. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to a metatarsal and a toe.
Western States Equipment Company POCATELLO, IDAHO · 2024-07-18 · Injured by object handled by person n.e.c.
An employee was moving a small jack stand. The employee removed the pin to lower the jack stand with their left hand and their right middle finger went into the pin hole. The stand slipped eight inches and pinched their right middle fingertip, resulting in surgical amputation.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.