# Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified at Veolia Water North America
> OSHA SIR `2015064230` · 6/30/2015 · KENNER, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Off-road or industrial vehicle-powered, n.e.c
- **Secondary source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** Veolia Water North America
- **Location:** 1 West 30th Street, KENNER, LOUISIANA, 70065
- **NAICS:** 924110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A new employee was observing an experienced employee on how to connect a yard mule to a dump trailer. The fifth wheel on the yard mule and the king pin on the trailer did not engage. The driver did not realize that they did not engage and the injured employee was caught between the cab and the trailer. The injured employee was hospitalized.

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