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April 2, 2025 TX · Metal/Non-Metal machinist MACHINERY
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee's finger was stuck on a table while operating machinery and was struck and smashed needing stitches.

December 27, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee slipped and EE's right foot fell into the water saw as EE was operating it

May 20, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Struck by falling object

Rock fell and hit/smashed employees' leg.

April 17, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Struck by falling object

Piece of stone fell on employee's leg.

November 23, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Laborer was pushing rock on chopper and another laborer thought hand was clear and engaged chopper. Injured employee's finger was smashed between chopper blade and stone. EE was wearing gloves. Gloves did not have a cut on them, but smashed left thumb.

January 6, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Finger laceration on left hand while operating machinery.

December 19, 2016 TX · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Struck by falling object

Skid steer putting a stone on the conveyor table and rock slipped off forks and fell on the operators foot. Smashing foot & breaking the big toe.

August 3, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Kirby Limestone, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While working the hydraulic splitter the employees finger was smashed between the splitter table and a stone.

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