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December 8, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Rolling Rock forward on table smashing thumb between 2 rocks.

December 7, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Big Cedar Stone · Struck by flying object

Using Rock Splitter, Piece of Rock shot out from splitter and hit employee in the stomach.

October 21, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Cedar Stone · Struck by falling object

When chipping a rock, a chip of rock came off hitting EE's left forearm

September 12, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Picking up rock and another rock fell over smashing finger.

July 21, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Struck by falling object

Piece of rock fell off top layer and landed on EE's hand between another rock.

July 20, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Big Cedar Stone · Struck by falling object

Employee was running tumbler and rock went into bucket. Rock tipped over onto employees foot in front of steel toe where laces are.

July 14, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Cedar Stone · Struck against stationary object

When sweeping the floor, employee bumped finger on a metal dumpster.

July 14, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Leaning over the belt to pick a rock up and the employee felt something pop in the back of the knee.

June 21, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Struck by falling object

Employee had a piece of rock fall off pallet and hit EE in the back of EE's leg by EE's Achilles tendon. EE and another EE were working together. Other EE tried to give warning and stop rock from falling.

April 5, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Cedar Stone · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using a sledge hammer and the handle cracked, cutting the right hand.

February 11, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Big Cedar Stone · Struck by falling object

Operator of loader was taking slab of stone off conveyor. Slab shifted on forks, fell off of forks, hit the guard rail. Guard rail fell off and hit operator's foot.

February 7, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Cedar Stone · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Was walking to EE's car at breaktime. Stepped on black ice, slipped and fell on EE's back.

January 5, 2022 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Big Cedar Stone · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Had hand sitting by belt guard. Belt grabbed EE's left hand and pulled it under roller of the splitter.

November 1, 2021 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Big Cedar Stone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Splitting slabs of rock - got hand caught under splitter

October 26, 2021 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Big Cedar Stone · Struck by falling object

Employee was rolling rock on the splitter and the rock fell off the side of the splitter and hit EE's foot.

August 3, 2021 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Big Cedar Stone · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Use hand held grinder on stone - saw kicked back and cut EE's hand.

June 8, 2021 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Standard laboring - stacking rock

January 27, 2021 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Cedar Stone · Struck by flying object

Using ratchet strap that recoiled when releasing.

October 23, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Cedar Stone · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was using a hammer to correct the stone shape while holding veneer with left hand. While striking with the hammer, EE hit left thumb.

May 21, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was stacking rock and twisted the wrong way and felt pain.

April 29, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Cedar Stone · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped on floor that had a small amount of water, near our incline conveyor that exits waste, due to rain. Hurt EE's left knee

July 25, 2019 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Big Cedar Stone · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE smashed hand while operating splitter. EE was standing by the splitter afterwards and was very quiet. EE went to step away from the machine and lost consciousness from pain in hand - EE then struck head causing a gash above the right eye.

July 11, 2019 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Cedar Stone · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Chipping stone with a hammer and accidentally smashed EE's fingers between hammer and stone

June 19, 2019 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was picking up small waste rock from floor.

April 1, 2019 MO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Cedar Stone · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped walking down steps into quarry. All weight shifted onto one leg at an awkward angle.

March 26, 2019 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was stacking rock coming off one conveyor to another. EE right hand got caught between roller guard and belt

July 17, 2018 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Big Cedar Stone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Rock broke and smashed employees hand between 2 rocks on Splitter.

March 8, 2018 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Stacking stone and lower back popped

December 28, 2017 MO · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Stacking rocks in pallet and pinched finger between two stones.

November 9, 2017 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Cedar Stone · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee stated that employee grabbed a rock off of the conveyor belt, turn to palatalize the rock and as employee did, employee heard employee's knee pop. Employee's knee/leg then gave out and employee fell to the ground

August 14, 2017 MO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A block of stone was cut into slabs on our MEM Saw. We flipped the block to cut the back side lips off and then re-loaded it onto the beams to be cut again. EE was lining up the wire for the cut, the block broke and pinned EE's legs against the wall of the MEM. EE was taken directly to the hospital and diagnosed with a compound fracture in left leg.

August 2, 2016 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Big Cedar Stone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was splitting a rock and EE's left index finger was caught between the rock and a porn of the splitter. The finger was treated at the local walk in clinic without significant damage done to the miner.

December 21, 2015 MO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor OTHER
Big Cedar Stone · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee bent over the wire basket to pick up a piece of veneer and when he did, he had a pain go through his lower back.

May 6, 2015 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Big Cedar Stone · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Supervisor was pulling pin out of guide, that was used as an anchor. Pin was tight causing it to go air born when free. When pin came down it struck employee on the top of his head causing a slight laceration to the crown of the employee's scalp.

November 11, 2014 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Operator was stacking stone veneer when he felt pain in his right leg, lower right back and upper left back.

September 4, 2014 MO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Big Cedar Stone · Struck by flying object

Foreign object flew into right eye while operator was driving a John Deere loader.

January 29, 2014 MO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

closing metal cover on motor enclosure and caught left ring finger between cover and frame mashing the tip

September 30, 2013 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Cedar Stone · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Lost balance and fell. while falling, operator reached out with his right hand to break his fall and caught it between the belt and the guard on a conveyor.

September 25, 2013 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

manually moving stone slab on roller conveyor

February 7, 2013 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Cedar Stone · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepping off haul truck ladder onto ground causing pain in right leg.

February 7, 2013 MO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While palletizing dimensional stone,operator strained right shoulder.

August 9, 2012 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting stones and stacking them on a pallet.

May 29, 2012 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pulled a piece of stone on roller conveyor into splitter and strained his back.

November 7, 2011 MO · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Big Cedar Stone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While splitting a piece of stone, the stone kicked up and pinched the operator's finger between the stone and the frame of the machine

June 15, 2011 MO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

moving a slab of stone on a work bench and caught tip of finger between table and stone

May 10, 2011 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Cedar Stone · Struck by falling object

While operator was performing a splitting operation, a slab of stone fell and caught the operator's left arm causing an abrasion.

May 9, 2011 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While shrink wrapping a pallet of stone the employee bent over and pulled a muscle in his lower back.

November 12, 2010 MO · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Cedar Stone · Struck against stationary object

While moving a pallet of stone slabs ,operator extended forks on the Teledyne fork lift to set pallet on floor.In doing so the machine tilted forward and operator hit his head on the roll cage causing a laceration above left eye.

November 1, 2010 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Cedar Stone · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

In the process of replacing a conveyor belt, the employee was pulling the new belt into place and strained his lower back.

June 3, 2010 MO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Cedar Stone · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED,AND WHILE TRYING TO BREAK HIS FALL,GRABBED THE WALL WHERE A NAIL WAS EXPOSED AND CUT HIS HAND ON THE WALL

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