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December 12, 2005 FL · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager ELECTRICAL
Florida Mining Corporation · Flash burns (electric)

Checking electrical problem. something occurred inside the electrical panel. which created an electrical explosion, resulting in burns to left hand and left side of face.

March 21, 2005 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Florida Mining Corporation · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS IN OFF ROAD TRUCK WHEN BACKHOE OPERATOR HIT OFF ROAD TRUCK WITH BUCKET JARRING AND SHAKING UP EE

March 17, 2005 FL · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Mining Corporation · Struck against stationary object

Drag line cable flexed out, hit his right hand & threw his right hand into a metal plate.

August 26, 2004 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Florida Mining Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

CLIMBING OFF OF LOADER, HE SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP AND HIT ELBOW ON STEP ABOVE.

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