# Amputations at Bud's Recycling
> OSHA SIR `2019065880` · 6/11/2019 · VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Bud's Recycling
- **Location:** 2606 S 4th St., VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, 72956
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was raking cans into a pit for recycling. While the employee was in the pit, his arm was caught in the conveyor, suffering an amputation at or near the elbow.

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