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April 17, 2026 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee alleges back was strained while pulling oil cart out from under a haul truck.

April 9, 2026 MO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Stone Company · Fall from ladders

Employee alleges they were climbing down a ladder and lost balance and fell down last 3 steps on to their right knee.

April 3, 2026 MO · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

March 27, 2026 MO · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Stone Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee alleges while stepping back from master control center unit, they fell to the ground and strained shoulder.

February 20, 2026 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Central Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee alleges that after a rock was pulled out, another rock rolled and injured finger.

February 10, 2026 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
RiverStone Group Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee alleges that a wrench slipped from their hand and injured their foot.

January 12, 2026 IA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Le Claire Investments Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee alleges was in process of cleaning screens and fractured finger handling screen cleaning materials.

December 11, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cable tray slipped from hand and employee tried to catch it pulling on arm.

December 10, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee allegedly struck in head by chain causing cut on forehead.

October 22, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator HANDLING 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 12, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Central Stone Company · Struck by flying object

Employee alleges EE was removing bearings and a piece of sliver steel went into EE's left hand.

September 5, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING 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.

August 28, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Central Stone Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee alleges they were cutting with a cutting torch and the slag ignited solvent nearby causing second degree burns to their forearms and neck.

August 14, 2025 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Central Stone Company · Struck against stationary object

Employee alleges EE was replacing some belts using a pipe wrench and EE missed the handle smashing EE's right pinky finger. EE received 3 stitches.

July 1, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Central Stone Company · Struck by flying object

Employee alleges EE was grinding and sealing some material and some rust went into EE's left eye.

June 5, 2025 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
RiverStone Group Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee utilized an air hammer to free a stuck part when part of the tooling broke off and punctured their arm.

April 22, 2025 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Central Stone Company · Struck by flying object

Employee utilized leverage to free a stuck part when the applied force caused the tooling to come into contact with their face.

April 12, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Central Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee alleges EE was cutting top of belt on a conveyor with a knife and the knife slipped and cut EE's left forearm/wrist.

March 20, 2025 IA · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman POWERED HAULAGE
RiverStone Group Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee alleges was driving a haul truck and hit a bump and as employee was grinding teeth a tooth came out of employee's mouth.

February 14, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent OTHER
Central Stone Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee alleges was walking from scale house to employee's work truck and heard a pop in right foot. Employee was diagnosed with a fracture to the right foot.

January 28, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

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.

January 13, 2025 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped on ice near service truck. Made an attempt to stop fall by reaching for the grab handle on service truck and heard a "pop" in shoulder as employee fell holding on to the handle.

December 11, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee alleges was climbing down from excavator and sprained left foot.

October 30, 2024 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
RiverStone Group, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee alleges was installing some grease lines and pulled a utility knife out of their pocket. It slid in EE's hands cutting EE's left palm. EE received stitches.

October 24, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Central Stone Company · Struck against a moving object

Employee alleges they were driving a man lift and they hit a rock in the road and they came down hard on their left knee in the lift.

October 11, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knox County Stone · Struck by flying object

Employee alleges was using a chisel and a piece of steel went into right eye.

September 9, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal hammer mill operator, breaker mill operator, jaw mill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Central Stone Company · Struck by flying object

Employee alleges they were pulling a rock out of the jaw feeder and the strap came loose hitting them in the right arm. Employee received some cut and bruises. Employee went to the Dr. on 09/16/24 and has been placed on restriction. Employee started losing time on 09/17/24.

August 15, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Central Stone Company · Contact with heat

Employee alleges EE was putting some rock breakers on and EE started feeling bad and EE passed out from heat exhaustion.

July 25, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Struck by falling object

Employee alleges employee was getting ready to install a plate on a service truck and it fell and cut left pinky finger.

July 15, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bussen Quarries, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee alleges they were changing a drill bit and the drill fell from the hammer and pinned the index and ring fingers under the drill bit causing injuries to their right hand. Employee also received stitches.

June 13, 2024 IL · Metal/Non-Metal ELECTRICAL
RiverStone Group Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A transformer caught fire at the surge pile area. 911 was called as it involved electricity. Fire was contained to the box and no miners were exposed to hazard of fire. There were no injuries. Fire contained and extinguished promptly after the arrival of the local fire department. We do not believe the fire lasted over 30 minutes.

February 27, 2024 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RiverStone Group Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee alleges employee was climbing down from a loader and employee's footing got caught on the catwalk and employee twisted right ankle.

January 30, 2024 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Central Stone Company · Struck by flying object

Employee was using a torch to make holes in the fog washer and a foreign object blew into EE''s right eye. The Dr. had to use a needle to move the foreign object out of EE's eye by the cornea. Late reporting due to communication error.

December 4, 2023 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Stone Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee alleges was moving cover bolts from a wiper motor and then EE grabbed the attach handle and fell causing a small fracture to EE's left pinky finger.

October 10, 2023 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Stone Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee alleges was lifting some small packages and as EE turned to walk, EE tripped over a small box that was in the walkway and fell to the ground bruising EE's mid lower back.

September 27, 2023 MO · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING 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, 2023 MO · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee alleges they were lifting a piece of belt unto the back of a truck and they heard their left shoulder pop straining their shoulder.

August 12, 2023 IL · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
RiverStone Group Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee alleges they were moving cable wires off of a truck and they heard their left shoulder pop.

July 20, 2023 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knox County Stone · Struck against stationary object

Employee alleges employee was holding a liner in employee's hands and a sharp object cut left hand/fingers. Employee received sutures.

May 26, 2023 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Struck by falling object

Employee alleges EE was removing a guard from a water pump the guard behind EE fell on EE's left foot. EE received a fracture to EE's foot.

May 22, 2023 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Central Stone Company · Struck against a moving object

Employee received fatal injuries while operating haul truck which over-turned backwards off a stockpile.

March 15, 2023 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee alleges EE was removing a belt from the primary crusher and EE smashed EE's left thumb. EE has to wear a splint while working.

March 10, 2023 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bussen Quarries, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee alleges employee was standing on a platform trying to unhook a chain and fell backwards off of the crane landing on the ground.

February 13, 2023 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Stone Company · Fall from ladders

Employee alleges EE was climbing up a ladder and the ladder twisted and EE lost EE's balance and fell to the ground.

February 3, 2023 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Central Stone Company · Struck by flying object

Employee alleges they were grinding some material off of a table and a piece of metal blew into their left eye.

January 25, 2023 MO · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee alleges was closing the gate to the plant and left arm got caught in the gate cutting EE's left arm. EE received 23 stitches.

December 16, 2022 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Stone Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking across production area and tripped causing injury to shoulder and arm.

December 13, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Central Stone Company · Struck by flying object

Employee noticed irritation in right eye and associated it with grinding metal the previous day. Waited 1.5 days to notify management at which point EE was sent for medical on 12/15, foreign object removed from eye. Employee was wearing prescription glasses during grinding instead of Company supplied goggles.

December 2, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Central Stone Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was using cutting torch and a piece of hot metal slag fell down inside employee's boot causing a burn on employee's lower leg

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