Amputations

Name: Amputations at Hermann Oaks Leather Co.
Start: 9/3/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015096430 · 9/3/2015 · Hermann Oaks Leather Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Hermann Oaks Leather Co.
Location: 4050 N 1St. Street, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63147
NAICS: 316110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While attempting to free a jammed leather piece from a mechanical press, an employee's left arm was crushed when the press activated. His arm was surgically amputated at the hospital.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown