# Crushing injuries at Webster Potato Company, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20181212585` · 12/7/2018 · RIGBY, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Webster Potato Company, Inc
- **Location:** 182 S. Railroad Ave., RIGBY, IDAHO, 83442
- **NAICS:** 311411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was dumping a tub of potatoes onto a conveyor. He lifted his foot to help lift the tub and brought his foot down onto the underside of the conveyor belt, causing the employee to fall. His right foot was then caught and crushed in the roller.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*