# Amputations at Rail Link, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019010967` · 1/27/2019 · LA PORTE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident
- **Source:** Rail vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Rail Link, Inc.
- **Location:** 1230 Independence Pkwy., LA PORTE, TEXAS, 77571
- **NAICS:** 482111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was boarding a rail car that was moving approximately 2 miles per hour. The employee fell down and their left foot was run over. The employee required the medical amputation of the leg to just below the knee.

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