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September 2, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Miami Crushed Rock Inc · Fall from machine

DRAGLINE WENT INTO LAKE.WHILE MOVING DRAGLINE,OPERATOR AND OILER HAD TO JUMP FROM MACHINE HITTING TRACKS AND GROUND.

August 16, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Miami Crushed Rock Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS TOLD NOT TO SUSPEND BUCKET WITHOUT SUPPORT.

June 23, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Miami Crushed Rock Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRAGLINE FELL INTO LAKE.I.NAME HIT ON SIDE OF FACE,ARM & LEGS.

October 30, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Miami Crushed Rock Inc · Struck by powered moving object

HE WAS LEVELING3A PAD BEHIND A 2400 DRAGLINE. HE STOPPED AND GOT OFF THE BULLDOZER AND ASKED ANOTHER OPERATOR TO RELIEVE HIM FRO AWHILE SO HE COULD TAKE A BREAK. AFTER THE BREAK HE APPROACHED THE BULLDOZER F9OM BEHIND ON THE LEFT SIDE AND HE TRIED TO GET ON WHILE THE BULLDOZER WAS STILL IN MOTION. THE OPERATOR COULD NOT SEE OR HEAR HIM.

August 21, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Miami Crushed Rock Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OILER WAS SENT 2OME DUE TO MACHINE BREAKDOWN SAID OILER WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM MANAGEMENT WENT ON LIMA #2 WITHOUT OPERATORS KNOWLEDGE & PUT HIS HAND ON FAN BLADES SEVERING RIGHT SMALL FING ER. 3

September 19, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Miami Crushed Rock Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE MAKING ADJUSTMENT TO HOIST BRAKE ON 88B DRAGLINE, THE TRANSMISSION SHAFT COUPLING CAUGHT OILERS CLOTHING THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT SIDE.

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