WHITESIDES DAIRY, INC.
Struck by door, gate, window — Fractures — RUPERT, IDAHO
| Employer | WHITESIDES DAIRY, INC. | Report ID | 2025077043 |
| Address | Undefined 700 East Road | City, State ZIP | RUPERT, IDAHO 83350 |
| Event Date | July 19, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Back lumbar region |
| Event Type | Struck by door, gate, window | Source of Injury | Powered cattle gates |
| Secondary Source | Milking parlor equipment | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 112120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.61000, -113.67000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working in a holding pen, using a crowd gate to herd cows into milking stalls. She was moving to beat the crowd gate to a manhole, but the gate moved and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with two fractured processes in her lower vertebrae.
Incident Summary
On July 19, 2025, a worker at WHITESIDES DAIRY, INC. in RUPERT, IDAHO suffered fractures to the back lumbar region. The incident was classified as struck by door, gate, window, with powered cattle gates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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