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April 23, 2026 MO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Capital Quarries Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in the process of removing the cutting edge bolts from the bottom of a John Deere 324G skid steer, with leather Tillman gloves using a Milwaukee half inch impact. While removing the second bolt it spun, and caused a burr on the bolt to cut EE's ring and middle fingers on the bottom of EE's right hand. Employee was taken to clinic and received 14 stitches.

March 25, 2026 MO · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator MACHINERY
Capital Quarries Co. Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was tracking the trommel plant to the pit. Something popped and struck the employee on the middle finger of the left hand.

August 25, 2025 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Capital Sand Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a piece of 2" angle iron with a Milwaukee grinder. A piece of the grinder broke off and kicked back into the employee's right leg cutting EE's knee. Grinder did have the guard on at the time of the incident. Employee went to clinic and received four stitches.

July 2, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Capital Quarries Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Technician was laying under machine to break back bead with a hydraulic ram. While utilizing ram, back bead broke then hydraulic ram fell and struck technician in the face resulting in 4 stitches to the upper lip.

February 5, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman MACHINERY
Capital Materials, LLC · Flash burns (welding)

Employee was welding up two guards when EE took welding helmet off because it was flickering on and off. Employee decided to finish the weld without helmet on. On 2/6/25 EE reported to Supervisor that EE's eyes were bothering EE and EE wanted to go to the doctor. Employee went to clinic and was diagnosed with welding burn and issued prescription eye drops.

April 4, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Capital Quarries Co Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was using a wire wheel on a rusted piece of metal when employee felt something go into eye, underneath safety glasses. Employee flushed eye but still felt something in there. Went to clinic, where they removed a piece of metal and issued prescription antibiotics.

September 2, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Capital Sand Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was grinding on a piece of metal when a piece of metal went under EE's safety glasses and into EE's left eye. The employee went to the doctor where they removed the piece of metal on the surface of EE's eye and issued prescription eye drops.

June 29, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Capital Quarries Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was adjusting impact crusher and one employee was raising and lowering cylinder and other employee was turning nut. When the one employee turned the nut the other employee pushed lever to lower cylinder, the other employee stuck hand back in quickly to re adjust and smashed two finger tips

June 27, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Capital Materials LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Exact date of injury is unknown. Employee was using a welder when sparks penetrated through the long sleeve of EE's right arm. Employee cleaned the arm but pain and swelling increased. Employee went to doctor on 06/27/2020 and was diagnosed with cellulitis.

October 11, 2017 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Capital Quarries Company · Struck by flying object

The employee was using a 8" hand held grinder to square up the excavator bucket pin boss face. When grinding employee got a piece of steel in left eye. Employee received medical treatment to have it removed.

June 22, 2016 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Capital Sand Company, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using a 1/2" drill to tighten a splice. The drill spun my right hand around when the nut bottomed out.

June 13, 2008 MO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Capital Sand Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Holding a piece of metal while cutting it.

July 28, 2004 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Powhatan Quarry, LLC · Struck by falling object

EE WAS DIGGING ROCK OUT FROM UNDER SCREEN PLANT. A ROCK FELL FROM THE PLANT AND HIT THE LOADER BUCKET AND BOUNCED AND HIT EE ON HIS RIGHT KNEE. CAUSED A BRUISE AND SPRAIN ON EE'S RIGHT KNEE.

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