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2000–2026
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March 18, 2026 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Semco Stone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was moving rock forward on rollers and smashed a finger.

July 1, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Semco Stone · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was turning a rock on the turn table when the rock rolled over smashing their fingers

October 22, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Semco Stone · Struck by falling object

Went to grab a piece of rock and another piece fell on EE's hand.

June 18, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Semco Stone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Splitting rock. Material broke and tried to catch falling rock. ended up pinching hand in between 2 rocks.

June 3, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Semco Stone · Struck by falling object

EE was moving a rock on the splitter when the material broke smashing EE's hand.

April 12, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer OTHER
Semco Stone · Struck by flying object

Working splitter and wind blew through overhead door blowing foreign object into associate's eye.

March 19, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Semco Stone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was Racking a rock off incline of the thin veneer saw and rock rolled onto a finger.

March 14, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Semco Stone · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pulling on a rock to get it ready to split in the splitter. Employee said employee heard a tear in the shoulder area.

January 2, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Semco Stone · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Clean out plate flipped up smashing finger between plate and chisel.

October 16, 2023 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Semco Stone · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was building pallets in back of fabrication shop. When nailing pieces of wood together with nail gun, nail did not go into wood like planned. Instead it bounced off wood and recoiled the nail where employee was holding the piece of wood, puncturing EE's finger.

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