# Amputations involving bone loss at River Valley Materials LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024053867` · 5/2/2024 · SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
- **Source:** Unattached rail car
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** River Valley Materials LLC
- **Location:** 200 HWY 264 E., SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72762
- **NAICS:** 212392
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was logging railcar numbers for freight processing when their right foot was struck by the railcar wheel while they were setting the hand brakes on the railcar. The three lateral toes on their right foot were amputated.

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