# Fractures at Silverstar Car Wash
> OSHA SIR `2022109191` · 10/20/2022 · SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in  nonroadway area
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Silverstar Car Wash
- **Location:** 1924 Cornhusker Drive, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA, 68776
- **NAICS:** 811192
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A car wash employee was preparing a vehicle for a wash when a second vehicle pulled behind it and accelerated, striking the vehicle in front. The employee's left leg was struck, resulting in left lower leg and ankle fractures.

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