Removing scrap stone from hydraulic splitter, conveyor started and their glove got caught in conveyor belt and pulled left hand under belt.
Lemke Stone IncMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2003–2019
- Latest incident
- Mar 2019
Reportable incidents
11 on file2019 · 1 incident
2018 · 1 incident
2/13 EE was lifting a piece of stone from the pan on to the Thin Line machine when EE felt slight throbbing to lower left side and worked until shift end 3:30pm.
2017 · 1 incident
Employee was lifting a piece of limestone/Wallstone a conveyor on to a raised pallet. Muscle strain in groin area
2016 · 2 incidents
EE was lifting a piece of Flagstone and felt and heard a popping sound from the left side of back. Went back to work that day and 4 more days totaling a 40 hour work week. First went to doctor, Monday, August 1, 2016.
Hammering to break stone and hit right hand with hammer.
2015 · 1 incident
He was carrying a 10 lb. stone from a conveyor belt to a pallet. When he stepped off the 3 inch platform, he heard and felt a ""pop"" on the left side of his spine. Within 30 min, he was experiencing pain and weakness in his back and left leg.
2005 · 1 incident
Part of differential fell off loader onto hand that was picking up bolts.
2004 · 3 incidents
He was shrink wrapping pallets of stone, walking around the pallets and he caught his left calf (leg) on a stone from another pallet. He stopped work & went into 1st aid area, cleaned out wound, stopped bleeding - it was covered with a sterile dressing. He went to walk in clinic to get 3 stitches. Returned to work light duty.
Employee was mannually lifting a boulder to get it out of the way-he felt a pull or strain in his l groin area. set boulder down-felt pain when he stood up-trying to continue working but pain increased went to emergency room after he told supervisor what happened. possible l groin pull off 6-5-04.
EE WAS HAND-TRIMMING BEDFORD COPING STONE - 36"" X 20"" X 2 1/4"". PIECES WERE ON FLOOR SITTING ON A PALLET (WEIGHT APPROX. 50 - 70 LBS). EE WAS LIFTING STONE FROM PALLET WITH BOTH HANDS TO WAIST HEIGHT. DURING LIFT HE FELT A ""POP"" IN HIS SHOULDER (LEFT). INCREASED PAIN IN L. SHOULDER FOLLOWING ""POP"" DURING ANY MOVEMENT - STOPPED WORKING AFTER IT WOULDN'T STOP HURTING.
2003 · 1 incident
WASUSING A CHISEL AND HAMMER TO TRIM STONE-ACCIDENTLY HIT RIGHT HAND WITH HAMMER-TWICE. AREA SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL USED ICE PACK AND WENT TO CLINIC FOR X RAY.