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Years on record
1983–2026
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May 7, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Solite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING WITH WRENCH ON HEAVY EQUIP.FOR REPAIRS,WRENCH SLIPPED & SLAMMED FINGER SPLITTING IT OPEN

February 28, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Solite Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

BARRAING A KILN & HE MOVED HIS RIGHT FOREARM ONTO THE HOT BAR

January 30, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Solite Company · Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS CLEA3ING CLAY BUILD-UP OUT OF FEED CHUTE WITH AN IRON REOD WHEN A LARGE PIECE OF CLAY FED OUT OF THE FEEDER HITTING THE END OF T HE ROD CAUSING IT TO STRIKE THE EE IN THE BACK O F THE HEAD. 3

September 1, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Solite Company · Struck by flying object

DRIVING WEDGE I3 DISC BRAKE.WEDGE JUMPED OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.

April 12, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Solite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THREE MEN WERE 4ORKING IN A CONFINED AREA TRYING TO PULL CHAIN LINKS BACK TOGETHER ON APRON FEEDER. AS THEY PULLED THE CHAIN COME ALONG CAME LOOSE AND THE HOOK STRUCK EMPLOYEE BELOW THE KNEE O F HIS LEFT L 3 EG.

September 18, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Solite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING PLASTIC PIPE WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FINGER. REWUIRED SURGERY TO REPAIR TENDOIN IN LEFT INDEX FINGER.

January 7, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Solite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KILN HAD A RING IN IT EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE IT USING AN IRON BAR HE SUFFERED A HERNIA

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