# Cuts, lacerations at Potato Products of Idaho LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023032021` · 3/4/2023 · RIGBY, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
## Employer
- **Name:** Potato Products of Idaho LLC
- **Location:** 398 N Yellowstone Hwy, RIGBY, IDAHO, 83442
- **NAICS:** 311423
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a manlift getting ready to repair a broken airline. He stepped back to extend the platform on the manlift and a ceiling fan blade struck the back of his arm, causing a laceration just above the elbow. The employee was hospitalized.

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