# Amputations at Woody's Car Wash
> OSHA SIR `2021065322` · 6/29/2021 · HELENA, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Car or vehicle washing machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Woody's Car Wash
- **Location:** 1201 Cedar Street, HELENA, MONTANA, 59601
- **NAICS:** 811192
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was drying vehicles as they came out of the car wash. His foot slipped into a hole at the end of the track where the roller goes back down. The roller amputated his right leg under the kneecap.

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