Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Adirondac Leather, Inc.
Start: 7/6/2025

1 amputation · 2025076475 · 7/6/2025 · Adirondac Leather, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Textile, apparel, leather production machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Adirondac Leather, Inc.
Location: 7-11 Fisher Ave, JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK, 12095
NAICS: 316110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a leatherworking press. When the press opened, leather was stuck to the plate. The employee was retrieving the leather when the press came back down, causing fingertip amputations to his right index, middle, and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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