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2000–2026
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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