# Amputations at Hermann Oaks Leather Co.
> OSHA SIR `2015096430` · 9/3/2015 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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