J.R. Simplot Land & Livestock

An employee was riding a horse when it bucked. The employee landed hard in the saddle and sustained a fractured pelvis.

An employee was using a rope to pull a sick calf out of a pen. The calf ran after it was roped, and the employee's right thumb got caught between the rope and the saddle resulting in partial amputation.

An employee was training a horse. While riding, the horse stopped and hunched its back up while the employee was coming down onto the back of the saddle. The force resulted in a fractured pelvis and internal bleeding.

An employee was opening a gate when the horse he was riding slipped or bucked, then fell and landed on the employee. The employee suffered a crushed pelvis, with fractures to the pelvis and a lower-back vertebra.

An employee was trying to get a sick steer out of a pen. The steer tried to return to the pen and his horse tried to stop it. The employee's horse then fell to the ground with him still on it, causing the horse to fall on his left leg. With help from another employee, the injured employee was able to get his foot out of the stirrup. His ankle broke in two locations and he suffered a blood clot in his left leg, requiring hospitalization.