Southeast Missouri Stone Company — Accidents

Total: 37 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/05/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None emp was cleaning mud from dozer tracks with shovel at end of shift and struck a bolt causing jarring motion in arm/elbow
03/20/2025 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted the affected employee was in the process of hooking up a water hose. While hooking up the hose one cam lock would not fully seat. The affected employee then turned to the left to pick up a rock to use...
04/24/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was assisting in changing a sheave on a gearbox with the shaft pointed vertically. The miner held the sheave from rotating using their hands while another miner attempted to free the bushing. Th...
02/09/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted While operating an articulating haul truck, the employee drove through a rut caused by water drainage from recent rains. When the rut was struck, the cab was shaken around. After these events, the emp...
08/24/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While tramming on ledge 2 after finishing boulder drilling, the drill got stuck. EE tried to tram and the drill went up on a rock giving a tipping feeling. EE moved back off the rock and got out of th...
12/08/2021 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None After loading material from the floor of the bench, the excavator operator was leaving their working pad to load the material from the pad itself when some material including rock and mud fell from th...
09/09/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee 1 was standing beside a screen deck attempting to remove bolts from the screen rails. Simultaneously employee 2 was standing on top of the screen deck prying on the screen rail with a prybar...
04/23/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was cutting a plastic pipe when the sprung weight caused the pipe to hit employee in the face
11/30/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was assisting in changing screens in the plant when one screen fell on the top of the right foot of the employee. Employee was wearing safety-toe boots.
08/13/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 87d restricted Sales Manager who is not a miner was taking a tour of the quarry with an experienced Area Manager and several customers. The Sales Manager slipped while walking over a small mound of looses rocks and...
04/11/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost EE dismounted front end loader. As EE started to step away from machine EE caught toe on a rock & felt a pop in right knee. EE continued working & didn't request to see a doctor until 04/18/18. Diagno...
10/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 67d lost, 40d restricted Employee performing pre-shift inspection on Hitachi excavator. Employee raised engine shroud to check engine oil level and sprained right shoulder.
06/26/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Performing maintenance on primary crusher. Employee using sledge hammer to remove crusher wear item from carrier. A small piece of metal broke off and struck employee below left knee.
03/31/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was assisting experience miner with installing v-belt onto screen #9. Employee's finger became caught between sheave and v-belt resulting in injury.
07/17/2014 OTHER PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None On 7/17/2014 employee was terminated for excessive absenteeism. Later in the day on 7/17/14 after termination, company was informed employee is alleging he suffered from a hernia. Hernia or inciden...
07/02/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted On 6/27/14 while removing gears from feeder shaft, employee pinched right wrist. Employee continued work without issues until 7/2/14. While washing screen decks on 7/2/14 with water hose, employee f...
09/09/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was turning around, tripped and fell on flat ground, resulting in abrasions to left leg and fracture to right ankle
06/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted While flipping steel plate, plate kicked back, struck employee leg. Abrasion and Contusion to Right leg
11/13/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee while working from a manlift 20ft above the ground he injured his right shoulder during the lowering of a counter weight pulley using a chain jack. The manlift basket suddenly dropped 2ft fro...
06/15/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None employee was hitting on a gear to remove it from shaft when a small chip came off and stuck him in the forearm it was less than 3/16"" in diameter he reported the injury on 6/23/12
02/22/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee while conducting repairs on a conveyor injured his right eye from foreign material (dust/debris). This injury occurred due high winds in the work area. Employee was wearing proper PPE (safety...
02/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 293d restricted Tamrock DX800 Drill operator during the repositioning/alignment of a T51 steel on the carriage rack, strained a muscle in his neck.
05/05/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Employee exiting truck lost footing/balance letting go of ladder with right hand leaving left hand on railing briefly supporting body weight. Employee taken directly to local medical center. Injuries...
11/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lacerated his right index finger during the removal of a worn chair cushion. Employee was taken to the hospital, received 6 sutures and released the same day back to full duty.
11/11/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted Employee was injured during the completion of a walk around pre-shift inspection of a CAT 966 wheel loader. At inspection of the coolant level, lost balance and fell forward, bruising left shoulder on...
10/02/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee while grinding a handrail over his head, a small piece of metal fell into his eye. The employee was wearing safety glasses while using the grinder. The next day (10/03/08) he was seen by a...
06/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was trying to catch a wedge he was driving out of a horizontal impact crusher. The wedge slid through his hand and the edge cut the palm of his left hand.
03/31/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT SCRAPER WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT WRIST. REQUIRED STITCHES.
05/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted While shoveling, digging out holes, the shovel entered loose material and it stopped suddenly jarring left shoulder causing pain.
02/15/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Dismounted vibrating screen improperly resulting in impaction of left ankle.
10/12/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE was descending into the quarry pit when he had break in the bulk truck that he was driving. The truck traveled about 1070 feet and ended up crashing into a pile of rip rap.
05/06/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BOULDERS OFF OF A LADDER AT SEMO STONE. HE WAS BETWEEN 5-6 FEET OFF THE GROUND WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL. HIS LEG WENT THROUGH THE LADDER, CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN MUSCLE IN...
11/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN 4 PIECE OF BOLT SHEET METAL WITHOUT PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND CUT HIS FINGER.
09/27/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A DRIVE SHAFT ON A EUCLID R 50. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS RELEASED BEFORE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF WHICH ALLOWED THE DRIVE SHAFT TO TURN SMASHING AND FRACTURING EMPLOYEE'S THUMB .
09/10/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PRYING ON PIECE OF HEAD PULLY LAGGING THAT HAD COME LOOSE WITH CROW BAR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED & SMASHED HIS THUMB
02/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted A TOOL BOX LID WAS OPENED WHEN THE EE LOOKED THEOTHER DIRECTION THE LID FELL & SMASHED HIS WRISTTHE LID WEIGHTED APPROX 15 LBS
01/03/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AT THE DESK IN THE SCALE HOUSE WEIGHING A TRUCK WHEN HIGH WINDS BLEW THE ROOF OFF OF THE BUILDING AND BLEW OUT ALL OF THW WINDOWS IN THE BUILDING. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A CUT ON THE...