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November 19, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was placing an aerosol can into a vehicle when they fumbled the the can and it began to fall. They reached for the can, but as the can was falling it struck the rear of the vehicle and got punctured. The puncture created a lacerated to left thumb. Employee was wearing rubber gloves at the time of injury due to handling a chemical.

February 18, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The injured employee was checking on equipment that was broken/breaking to see if EE could fix it or what the problem was. EE's finger tips became caught in between some chains and were cut/lacerated above the first knuckles.

March 13, 2020 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Injured Employee's left pinky finger was caught under a piece of stone at the chopper and smashed.

November 8, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner smashed EE's left ring finger between two rocks at chopper station

May 2, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was moving rock out of a pile by hand using gloves. Rock slid from above hand pinching right pointer finger.

February 26, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Laborer was palletizing rock and didn't move hand fast enough. Smashed left pointer finger between rock ee was holding and rock already on the pallet. EE was wearing gloves.

March 27, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A finger was smashed between the rock and the chopper table. One finger damaged on the left hand. No blood or swelling of the finger. It became reportable due to restrictions from the doctor to not lift more than 5 pounds.

April 13, 2016 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee lifted stone wrong & strained EE's back

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