# Amputations at TRI-STATE GENERATION & TRANSMISSION ASSN. INC.
> OSHA SIR `20171111414` · 11/30/2017 · CRAIG, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
- **Source:** Rail car(s)-unattached to locomotive
## Employer
- **Name:** TRI-STATE GENERATION & TRANSMISSION ASSN. INC.
- **Location:** 2101 S. RANNEY ST. (P.O. BOX 1307), CRAIG, COLORADO, 81625
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping to move a lime train in the yard when he noticed a coal car moving on its own. He was attempting to stop the car by activating the brakes when it ran over and severely injured his left leg, requiring surgical amputation above the knee.

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