The second incident occurred on May 3, 2016.

Employee Dianna Trujillo, of Pleasantville, was in charge of removing dough from a mobile conveyor and putting it into pans.

The dough came out on two conveyors that were not attached to each other, according to the lawsuit. It would sometimes fall between the two conveyors, which then required employees to reach underneath and catch it.

Trujillo reached under the conveyor to grab dough that had fallen through and got her arm caught in a chain and sprocket. As a result of the incident, her arm was amputated below her elbow, according to the lawsuit.

Lawyers for the two did not respond to requests for information Monday about how the filing will affect their cases.

Formica said the cost of defending the lawsuits, along with increased insurance costs and an ongoing tough business climate, led to the bankruptcy.

“This area has never become healthy or whole,” after the recession of 2008, Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and the closing of five casinos in and around 2014, he said.

“I’m from the old school, we were persistent trying to make it work,” said Formica, “and we were definitely moving in the right direction.”