GRAND VIEW, IDAHO—
Simplot Land & Livestock
Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal transportation · Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
Final narrative
An employee was warming up a horse in a meadow/pasture before moving cattle. He was bucked off the horse and struck the ground, suffering fractured left-side ribs and a punctured left lung.
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