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February 11, 1994 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Florida Solite Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RAILROAD TRACKS BEING HOISTED TO MOVE, EE GUIDING TRACKS AS BEING MOVED, CHAIN SLIPPED CATCHING RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TRACKS & CRUSHING IT.

December 31, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Florida Solite Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAINTENANCE CREW WAS WORKING ON STACKING CONVEYOR TOWER IN FINISH DEPT THEY BRACED UP CONVEYOR & REMOVED TOWER TO REPLACE BAD STEEL LOAD ON CRANE BUMPED TOWER WHICH MADE WEIGHT SHIFT ON CONVEY OR CAUSING CONVEYOR TO COLLAPSE PINNING I NAME UNDER IT

February 6, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Florida Solite Company · Struck by falling object

LARGE CLINKER BALL FELL FROM HOPPER ONTO HIS HAND THAT WAS RESTING ON THE RAIL WHILE HE WATCHED THE SYSTEM. FINGERS WERE BROKEN AND HAND MASERATED WITH OPEN WOUND TO BACK OF HAND.

May 12, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Florida Solite Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS PULLING SLACK OUT OF CORD AND TORCH WAS LIT, BURNED LEFT OUTER FOREARM.

April 16, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Florida Solite Company · Flash burns (welding)

MEN INSIDE KILN3IN DARK WELDING & FITTING RECD LFLASH BURNS TO EYES.

March 26, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Florida Solite Company · Flash burns (welding)

CONSTRUCTION ON3NEW FEED SHUT ON FINISH SIDE OF PLANT, WITH WELDING BEING DONE ALL DAY FROM DAYLIGHT UNTIL DARK. EYES WERE BURNED. IT WAS A CLOUDY DAY.

March 6, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Florida Solite Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PU8HING CLAY OUT OF DRUM ON #5 KILN BLADE CAUGHT ON DRUM TWISTING AROUND CATCHING EMPLOYEES GLOVED HAND CUTTING THUMB

April 9, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Florida Solite Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WROKING REPAIRING TOWER CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN CBALES CUTTING THROUGH FINGER & NAIL.

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