# Fractures at J.R. Simplot Company
> OSHA SIR `2025032279` · 3/10/2025 · POCATELLO, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by suspended or swinging objects  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Pipes and tubes  plastic, PVC, rubber
- **Secondary source:** Excavators
## Employer
- **Name:** J.R. Simplot Company
- **Location:** 1150 West Hwy 30, POCATELLO, IDAHO, 83201
- **NAICS:** 311423
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

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.

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