# Crushing injuries at Progress Rail Services
> OSHA SIR `2020010281` · 1/10/2020 · SIDNEY, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
- **Source:** Wheels, tire rims
## Employer
- **Name:** Progress Rail Services
- **Location:** 10929 Road 32N, SIDNEY, NEBRASKA, 69162
- **NAICS:** 488210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to break loose rail wheels from icy conditions so they could be unloaded. When the rail wheel broke free, it rolled forward and crushed the employee's right leg against a piece of machinery, causing bruising.

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