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April 17, 2026MO · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges that EE was retrieving a tool from EE's truck toolbox and a strong gust of wind blew the toolbox lid shut, the lid hit a wrench causing it to fly up and cause abrasion to employee's upper lip
December 11, 2025MO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee allegedly struck in head by chain causing cut on forehead.
October 22, 2025MO · Metal/Non-Metaldry screening plant operator, screen house operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee alleges left thumb was pinched between handrail and production equipment. Employee lost thumb nail and received 4 stitches.
September 5, 2025MO · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee alleges EE was climbing on conveyor and EE grabbed the rail and crushed EE's left pinky finger.
Employee was pulling wire by hand and heard a pop in their left wrist. Injury was reported to employer 2/7/25. Injury is musculoskeletal, muscle strain and tendon tear. Injury occurred in AM. Injury initially recorded as an OSHA injury, error identified 7/2/25 and reported to MSHA.
July 25, 2024MO · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges employee was getting ready to install a plate on a service truck and it fell and cut left pinky finger.
September 27, 2023MO · Metal/Non-Metalquality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistantHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee alleges they were adjusting the teeth on a loader and their right hand got caught in between the fork and frame cutting the palm of their right hand. They received 5 stitches.
September 21, 2023MO · Metal/Non-Metaldry screening plant operator, screen house operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was doing maintenance at the plant, removing a section of catwalk. While doing so, the catwalk fell hitting EE's wrist pushing it into the hood of the scalping screen causing laceration on the outside of EE's rt wrist.
January 24, 2022MO · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges was lifting a hydraulic pump and felt pain in employee's back.
June 22, 2021IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee alleges the impact roller got caught and EE tried to release it and EE's left thumb got caught in the roller and it smashed EE's left thumb.
August 12, 2020MO · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges after feeling discomfort in abdomen area EE went to a physician. Dr. scheduled EE to see a surgeon. Employee recently had a hernia operation not job related. Surgery was scheduled for 08/31/20 and employee started losing time then.
November 19, 2019MO · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges they were cleaning off the belt on the loader and they turned sharply and felt immediate pain in left lower rib area. Employee didn't seek medical attention at first then later decided to be seen.
July 30, 2019MO · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee alleges they were removing a skid steer bucket pin and a finger got jammed in between the bucket and the tire. Employee smashed the left index finger and received 4 stitches.
July 3, 2019MO · Metal/Non-Metaldryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges ee was moving some large culver pipes and one came off and ee tried to stop it from falling and ee cut left hand receiving 7 stitches.
July 18, 2017MO · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges ee was unloading a portable pump from a truck and ee tossed the chain around the front end of the loader and it got caught and came back and hit ee above right eyebrow. EE received stitches.
July 11, 2016IL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges ee was aligning the pulleys and the bolts up and ee was pushing forward on the bearings with left arm and ee heard shoulder pop. Late Reporting due to employee just had surgery on 02/28/17 and ee is now losing time from work.
December 9, 2015IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
He was installing new hydraulic control levers on a loader and while reconnecting the electrical wiring had to push hard to connect wiring harness. He heard a pop in his left hand at the base of his index finger. His hand was swollen and hurting the next morning.
October 7, 2015MO · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges he and a co-worker were attempting to reposition a I-Beam assembly which was being worked on and supported by jack stands. They both had a hold of one end of the I-Beam and it slipped from both of their grips striking the employee on the top of his foot behind the steel toe of his shoe.
Employee alleges he was putting liners in a load hopper and it became too heavy and it tipped over on him. Causing a fracture to his left ankle.
August 29, 2014MO · Metal/Non-Metalutility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee alleges he was cleaning out a grizzly and he reached down to remove a small rock and then a big rock fell over and smashed his finger between the grizzly and the rock causing a laceration to his right index finger. He received 6 stitches.
July 8, 2014MO · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges he was lifting and pulling rocks out of the crusher and some rocks fell on him hurting his neck, left shoulder and hip. Employee just started losing time on 7/28/14.
April 9, 2014MO · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee placed a 4x4 underneath a portable pump to be able to pick the pump up with a forklift. He signaled the operator to raise the forks. The 4x4 snapped pinching the end of his little finger causing a small fracture.
September 11, 2013IL · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges he was getting down from the top of the screen and another employee was welding in his way and he hit his right elbow on the cab of the chute. Late reporting because we just received Dr. notes on 11/05/13 stating procedure was attempted but it didn't work. Employee didn't notify us of this.
June 24, 2013MO · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee alleges he was trying to move some rocks and he pinned his middle finger between the rocks. He started loosing time on 06/28/2013 when he went to the Dr.
April 9, 2013MO · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges he was pulling on a lever to adjust doors and he hit his right wrist on a bolt causing a contusion to his wrist and it also got infected.
October 20, 2012IL · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges he was cleaning off guard and some dirt and rocks came off of guard and hit him in his face. I just received Dr. notes on 01/08/2013 stating removal of foreign object in his right eye.
July 28, 2012IL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges he was reaching up to put a roller under the conveyor belt and he felt pain on the right side of his groin area. Causing a strain to his groin.
July 10, 2012MO · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges he was dragging screens to the top deck and he felt a pop in his lower back. He went to the Chiropractor.
June 27, 2012MO · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee alleges he was helping another employee lift a shaft and he slipped and his right index finger got cut on a cardboard box. He received stitches.
September 15, 2011MO · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee alleges he was on the chute and the door flip open pinning his right thumb between the door and he cut his right thumb. He received stitches.
June 17, 2011MO · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee alleges the gate was stuck and he was pulling on it and his hand got caught between the lever and the bolt cutting his right hand. He received stitches.
Employee alleges he was climbing out of skid steer and he noticed pain in his back as the day went on it got worse. This is reportable because of the prescription dose the employee was given for pain.
September 4, 2009IL · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges he was moving concrete manually and as he was breaking it up he picked up chunks of concrete and as he was throwing the concrete chunks he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
Employee alleges he was installing new belt to feeder, clamps slipped and hit him in the mouth. *Late reporting due to just received Dr. notes from the dentist reporting procedure done to the tooth on 10-02-08.
February 21, 2008MO · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges he was pulling himself up ladder and he felt his back pull in between his shoulders, causing his left rib to be sore. Employee is treating with a chiropractor.
May 29, 2007IL · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee alleges he was cleaning out shin and hit an angle iron, hurting his back, head, neck and scratched his face and broke his glasses. He is seeing a chiropractor.
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