# Amputations involving bone loss at R & J Trucking & Recycling, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024076727` · 7/24/2024 · BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Trash compactors, shredders
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** R & J Trucking & Recycling, Inc.
- **Location:** 6650 South Oak Park Avenue, BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS, 60638
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 24, 2024, an employee was operating a shredder when their right arm was pulled into the corkscrew jack, resulting in the amputation of the arm.

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