# Amputations at Waste Connections Bayou, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022054673` · 5/30/2022 · JEFFERSON, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian vehicular incident, unspecified
- **Source:** Automobile
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Connections Bayou, Inc.
- **Location:** 3400 LA 611-1, JEFFERSON, LOUISIANA, 70121
- **NAICS:** 562119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A trash collector was standing behind a garbage truck. A car ran into the back of the truck, pinned the employee, and amputated his left leg.

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