# Amputations at SSA San Juan Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054963` · 5/21/2018 · SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** SSA San Juan Inc.
- **Location:** Avenue C Final, Muelle M, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, 00920
- **NAICS:** 488320
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was walking behind a top loader when the top loader operator reversed the equipment to pick up a container. The employee's right foot was struck and caught on the top loader wheel, resulting in an amputation below the knee.

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