# Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. at Wright Tree Service Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019055071` · 5/20/2019 · SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Wright Tree Service Inc
- **Location:** 140.5 South 11th Street, SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57783
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was spotting a truck while it backed up. The employee slipped on fresh snow and his legs went under the rear passenger-side, dual truck tires resulting in a muscle injury to the lower left leg.

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