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June 14, 1995 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Florida Solite Company · Fall from machine

HAULING UNIT TO RUN LOADED ONE DIRECTION, EMPTY THE OTHER. MOTOR GRADER WORKING SAME AREA, CAME TO LOCATION IN MIDDLE OF ROAD, HAULING UNIT HAD TO PULL OFF. WENT TOWARD PIT INTO WATER DRAINAGE DITCH. VACATED MACHINE AT TIME OF IMPACT IN BOTTOM OF DITCH.

November 19, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator POWERED HAULAGE
Florida Solite Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP WA> STANDING ON CLAY BY 1 FEEDER BOX TRYING TO BREAK FREE LG PC OF CLAY. FELL DOWN CHUTED ONTO BELT . HE WENT UP CONVEYOR BELT ABOUT 10 FT AND HIT HAND ON RAIL A(D L. SHIN R. KNEE GETTING OFF BELT. WITNESSED . INITIALLY EMP WAS CHECKED AND NOTHING SIGNIFICANT FOUND IN WYA OF INJ. HOWEVER AS IMES GOES BY HE SEEMS TO COMPLAIN OF MORE DIFFERENT AREAS OF PAIN.

July 25, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Florida Solite Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS DRIVING3ROCK WAGON, HIT A BUMP, AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING

May 3, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Florida Solite Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMP WORKING ON 05 CLAY BELT DRIVE NOT BLOCKED ANOTHER EMP TURNED SWITCH ON CATCHING I NAMES MIDDLE FINGER RT HAND REQUIRED STITCHES

October 17, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper POWERED HAULAGE
Florida Solite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL OPERATING MACHINE HOISTING ANOTHER EMPL UP TO WORK ON EQUIP.HE WAS LOOKING UP WHILE DOING THIS HAS A STIFF NECK.

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