# Fractures at Simplot Land & Livestock
> OSHA SIR `2021043003` · 4/10/2021 · BRUNEAU, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
- **Source:** Horses and other equines
## Employer
- **Name:** Simplot Land & Livestock
- **Location:** BLM Horse Facility, BRUNEAU, IDAHO, 83604
- **NAICS:** 112112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

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