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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 6, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Florida Mining & Materials Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE GRINDING NEW POINT ON SCREWDRIVER AND SLIPPED

April 28, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Florida Mining & Materials Corp · Struck by falling object

HE WAS AT THE #1 KILN JACKHAMMERING BRICK WHEN A PIECE OF CLINKER FELL AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS NECK

February 20, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Florida Mining & Materials Corp · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPERATING PAN & HIT HOLE CAUSING A QUICK JOLT WHICH CAUSED STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.

May 9, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Florida Mining & Materials Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING BOLT OUT OF HOLE AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT EYE.

July 9, 1983 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Florida Mining & Materials Corp · Struck by falling object

WELDING ANGLE ON SMALL CHAIN AT PHB BLDG ANGLE FELL WITH WELDING ROD STUCK TO IT AND WELDING ROD WENT THROUGH LEFT FOOT.1/8\\ ROD.

July 2, 1983 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Florida Mining & Materials Corp · Struck by flying object

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT #2 KILN ON AUXILLARY DRIVE. THE LINKAGE TO THE GOVERNOR HAD BEEN CHANGED AND WAS HOKED UP DIRECTLY TO THE THROTTLE. THE EMPLOYEE STARTED THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE REACH ED EXCESSIVELY OR EXTREMELY HIGH RPMS AND THE FLYWELL BLEW APART WITH A FRAGMENT STRIKING THE RIGHT FOREARM OF THE EMPLOYEE.

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