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February 10, 2026 MI · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gerken Materials Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was climbing up ladder to a conveyor and felt a shoulder pop. After being checked by medical it was determined that their shoulder dislocated.

April 9, 2025 OH · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Custar Stone Company · Fall from machine

Employee was filling water tanks on back of truck. Water pressure was too high and employee lost control of hose causing them to lose balance and fell off the side of the truck. When employee fell they struck their head on the concrete knocking them unconscious.

May 3, 2022 OH · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluffton Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MECHANIC FLIP FORKS OVER ON BOBCAT SKIDSTEER AND THOUGHT EE PULLED A MUSCLE. NOW WENT TO DOCTOR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT GETTING BETTER AND WAS TOLD EE HAS A HERNIA.

November 5, 2019 MI · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gerken Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee stated that the guard from the dredge winch was removed to replace the cable, at some point the cable started to slide off the deck into the water and EE jumped over the guard to stop it and cut the back of EE's leg on the guard.

August 13, 2019 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluffton Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was loading a skid steer tire in back of pickup and felt a sharp pain in groin area. Employee did not seek medical attention right away. Employee now had surgery on 10/17/2019 for a hernia.

April 30, 2019 MI · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gerken Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was moving a bearing housing for installation on the screen plant and pinched gloved finger between two one hundred pound housings. When they removed glove they realized that they had severely cut a finger right behind the finger nail. Several days later the finger tip was removed.

January 23, 2019 OH · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Custar Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Flipping piece of screen rail over to knock pins out. Rail fell causing hand to be pinched took glove off saw bloody finger and call for supervisor.

April 26, 2017 OH · Metal/Non-Metal refuse truck driver, backfill truck driver, stock pile truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Custar Stone Company · Struck by falling object

Was installing a tail pulley hopper and it fell and pinched right hand between hopper and guard. causing fracture and laceration to tip of middle finger.

March 13, 2017 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gerken Materials Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was removing steps from crusher platform and they fell on employee's foot.

May 31, 2016 MI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glacial Sand & Gravel LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Rock became lodged in vibrating feeder, shut down equipment and locked out. Employee went in feeder to dislodge rock. When doing so employee's foot was hit by metal skirt board bouncing off steel toe boot and broke little toe.

April 15, 2013 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gerken Materials Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was standing on work boat, lining a pipe up and stepped back off boat and hyper extended left knee.

April 4, 2011 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gerken Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Connecting ladder chain together and cutting head flopped over and pinched EE's finger tip causing a laceration and fractured finger tip above his knuckle.

March 14, 2011 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gerken Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was helping install a punch plate on the screen deck and had his fingers around the plates opening as it was being pushed into place. Caught finger on cross rail, ripping open end of finger, which had to be sewn back together at hospital.

October 12, 2006 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Custar Stone Company · Struck against stationary object

Employee was on the 4th floor of the mill cleaning the 3' X 8'chute with a poking rod. He ran his hand into the end of the chute, penetrating the skin between his 2nd & 3rd knuckles. As it was a little deep he went to the hospital & received 6 stitches & a tetanus shot.

August 14, 2006 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluffton Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was picking up a piece of flagstone to put on a pallet and felt a pop in his lower back.

June 6, 2006 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Custar Stone Company · Struck by falling object

While moving oxygen tank it slipped on floor of utility truck and landed on finger, breaking it.

April 18, 2006 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bluffton Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was stacking flagstone off the conveyor belt when he picked up a piece of stone it split in half, when EE reched to grab it he caught his finger between the stone and belt head on side of conveyor belt. When he took his glove off he had cuts on the top and bottom of his right index finger.

July 24, 2004 OH · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Custar Stone Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

None, Steps were clean of debri, handrails were used in a 3 point contract left foot caught grib strut, twisting knee.

January 18, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Custar Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOEANING ADROSS, THE FENDER OF AN R-22 EUCLID HAUL TRUCK, PICKED UP STARTER TO SET IN PLACE, AND NOTICED A PAIN IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RIB CABGE. X RAYS REVEKED THAT FOUR RIBS HAD BEEN DISPL ACED. DID NOT KNOW THIS AT THE TIME. MENTIONED IT TO FOREMAN, BUT DID NOT SEEK HELP FOR SEVERAL WORKING IN SHOP DAYS. PERSONAL MATTER KEPT HIM FROM WORK FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THE INCIDENT WENT

May 24, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Seaway Sand & Stone Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE WAS REPAIRING BROKEN WATER LINE ON A SLOPE, WHEN A CHUNK OF CLAY ROLLED DOWN AND HIT HIM ON SIDE OF RIGHT LEG, AND BROKE FIBULA & TIBIA ON LOWER LEG.

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