# Amputations at Hi-Line Cooperative Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019065751` · 6/7/2019 · ELSIE, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
- **Source:** Rail car(s)-unattached to locomotive
## Employer
- **Name:** Hi-Line Cooperative Inc.
- **Location:** 202 S. Perkins Ave., ELSIE, NEBRASKA, 69134
- **NAICS:** 493130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking alongside two rail cars. When they were disconnected, the rear car began to move. The employee was moving to set its hand brake when the wheel ran over his right leg. The leg was medically amputated below the knee.

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