Industry Summary
As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 28,822 workers employed at 1,333 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 45 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 22 workers. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (372% more) the average for the Manufacturing Industry.
The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, January 4th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Binghamton, NY after learning of an incident at Buckingham Manufacturing Co., Inc. which had occured on Wednesday, December 6th 2017. A 54 year old Machine operator had been injured when the employee catches fingered in hydraulic press resulting in amp
Accident Date2017-12-06
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 12:30 p.m. on December 6, 2017, an employee was making an adjustment to the hydraulic climber bender machine. The employee partially amputated his right middle finger when he caught it between the loose steel block that he was holding and the top of the machine. The employee also sustained a fracture to his right index finger. Hospitalization was not required.
OSHA investigators arrived in MARSHFIELD, WI on Thursday, August 25th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Weinbrenner Shoe Company, Inc.. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the fall on same level, unspecified
Accident Date2016-08-25
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeAn employee fell in the parking lot and broke his right hip.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, August 10th 2016 by OSHA representitives in VICKSBURG, MI at Mississippi Tantec Leather. A had been injured when the struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Accident Date2016-08-10
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeWhile an employee was moving a fan and floor mat, the fan was knocked over and the screen and blade came off and struck her left hand, cutting her fingers and breaking her ring finger.