# Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at J. R. Simplot Company
> OSHA SIR `20241110235` · 11/2/2024 · CALDWELL, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Material handling and warehousing machinery  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** J. R. Simplot Company
- **Location:** 16733 Simplot Blvd, CALDWELL, IDAHO, 83607
- **NAICS:** 311411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was realigning a "rover cart" on a track when they were struck from behind by a "rover cart" on a different track. The employee sustained a fractured right leg with a punctured vein.

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