Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Local Stone Works LLC, 1655 Highland Flats, NAPLES, IDAHO 83847
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was positioning a rock and smashed his fingertips resulting in an amputation.
An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 327991)
An employee was cutting a piece of wood on the saw when the wood kicked back and struck the employee's stomach. The employee sustained internal bleeding in his stomach.
An employee was pushing a cart to move it when it collapsed on him. The employee was pinned underneath natural stone remnants that were on the cart, resulting in fractures, a dislocated hip, and a laceration to the area around his collarbone.
On June 3, 2025, at approximately 11:30 AM, an employee was retrieving a slab of stone when it fell and pinned both of his legs against the ground. The employee required surgery.
An employee was setting up the jobsite area to start trimming a stone countertop. He was using a saw when the blade broke and a piece of the blade went into his abdomen. The employee required surgery to remove it.
An employee was delivering product to a customer. A gust of wind blew the employee and the product off the truck. The employee sustained a broken left arm and lacerations to their leg(s).
An employee was diagnosing the lack of flow of product to a powder bin. The employee removed the rotary star valve below the bin. While he was reinstalling the valve, his right middle finger was crushed between its shaft and its housing. The finger was partially amputated.
An employee was standing on a multi-purpose ladder installing head flashing over a window. Their feet were approximately 6 feet off the ground and three rungs from the top. The employee lost their grip on the drill they were using and the ladder tipped over. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, resulting in a fractured left wrist, bruised chest, and lacerations to their face and lip.
An employee was inspecting the overhead area of a single-person lift and repositioning the lift through a double doorway. As they were transitioning through the doorway, they were caught between the doorframe and the vertical mast of the lift. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the nose, left maxillary sinus, left orbital bone, and left jaw, with fractures at the maxillary sinus area.
An employee was loading a 4-inch wooden door into a pickup truck when he felt a pop in his right side behind his shoulder blade. He was hospitalized later that day and underwent surgery, having suffered a collapsed right lung.