# Amputations at Kinney County Rail Port
> OSHA SIR `2019077432` · 7/21/2019 · BRACKETTVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
- **Source:** Rail car(s)-unattached to locomotive
## Employer
- **Name:** Kinney County Rail Port
- **Location:** 1476 Ranch Rd 1572, BRACKETTVILLE, TEXAS, 78832
- **NAICS:** 482111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A conductor bled rail cars. The cars started to roll southeast down the lead. An employee attempted to apply the handbrake. While reaching for the handbrake, the employee stepped on a rail and then a rail car ran onto and stopped on his left foot. Half of his foot was amputated.

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