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June 16, 1995 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Solite Company · Struck by falling object

CARRY SHEET METAL UP CATWALK BY CRUSHER ON FINISH SIDE DOING REPAIR WORK. SHEET METAL SLIPPED FALLING BAKC DOWN ARM LACERATING THE LEFT WRIST.

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.

March 30, 1994 FL · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Solite Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING FROM CATWALK TO AUXILLARY FEEDER. HEEL OF BOOT CAUGHT ONCATWALK CAUSING FOOT TO REMAIN STATEWAY WITH FORWARD MOTION.

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

May 7, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Solite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING WITH WRENCH ON HEAVY EQUIP.FOR REPAIRS,WRENCH SLIPPED & SLAMMED FINGER SPLITTING IT OPEN

February 28, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Solite Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

BARRAING A KILN & HE MOVED HIS RIGHT FOREARM ONTO THE HOT BAR

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.

January 29, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Florida Solite Company · Fall from machine

WAS PUTTING LBM ON COAL FIRES TO RELITE FIRES WHEN FIRE FLARED UP CAUSING HIM TO JUMP BACKWARDS LOOSING HIS STEP FALLING OUTOF KILN ONTO BRICK PILE.

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.

February 7, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Solite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION DISTAL TIP LITTLE FINGER.HE WAS PLACING KILN BRICKS.

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.

October 5, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Solite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SOMETHING GOT IN HIS EYE.

February 25, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Florida Solite Company · Struck against stationary object

WORKING ON QUARRY PUMP STEPPED OVER PUMP CATCHING LEG ON PIECE OF METAL

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

February 3, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Solite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL PICKING UP3PIECE OF PIPE THAT HAD BEEN KNOCKED OUT OF KILN BY BALL.WHEN HE PICKED UP THE PIPE HE RUPTURED HIMSELF.

January 30, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Solite Company · Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS CLEA3ING CLAY BUILD-UP OUT OF FEED CHUTE WITH AN IRON REOD WHEN A LARGE PIECE OF CLAY FED OUT OF THE FEEDER HITTING THE END OF T HE ROD CAUSING IT TO STRIKE THE EE IN THE BACK O F THE HEAD. 3

December 18, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Florida Solite Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 TOO CLOSE TO THE END OF WALK BOARD USED,CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL APPROX. EIGHT FEET INTO THE PIT.THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SOME SCRAPES AND BURNS TO HIS LEGS AND BUTTOCKS.

December 16, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Florida Solite Company · Fall onto or against objects

SUPERVISING PRE3START UP MI.AINTENANCE ON #1 KENNEDY VAN SUAN COAL MILL I NAME CLIMBED LADDER TO CHECK OIL FLOW RT FOOT SLIPPED FROM LADDER (LEFT SHOULDER FRACTURED SCA SCAPULA) WHILE 5EFT FOOT WAS ON LADDER, HIS WEIGHT SHIFTED TO RT CAUSING HIM TO FALLAGAINST MILL PARTS

September 1, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Solite Company · Struck by flying object

DRIVING WEDGE I3 DISC BRAKE.WEDGE JUMPED OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.

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

April 12, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Solite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THREE MEN WERE 4ORKING IN A CONFINED AREA TRYING TO PULL CHAIN LINKS BACK TOGETHER ON APRON FEEDER. AS THEY PULLED THE CHAIN COME ALONG CAME LOOSE AND THE HOOK STRUCK EMPLOYEE BELOW THE KNEE O F HIS LEFT L 3 EG.

February 26, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Florida Solite Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING PLATE 0ROM UNDER CAR UNLOADER, SLIDING PLATE OUT OF WAY, LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL IN PIT. HIT LEFT SIDE IN KIDNEY AREA ON FRAME DOOR

February 12, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Solite Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING A PUMP BROKE FITTING LOOSE WITHOUT RELEASING PRESSURE WAS SPRAYED IN THE FACE WITH LBM BURNED BOTH EYES VERY SLIGHTLY.PHYSICIAN SAID HE WOULD BE ALRIGHT TOMORROW.

January 22, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Solite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING IN THE 3SHOP AREA, FOREIGN OBJECT GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE

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.

September 18, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Solite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING PLASTIC PIPE WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FINGER. REWUIRED SURGERY TO REPAIR TENDOIN IN LEFT INDEX FINGER.

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.

January 15, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator FIRE
Florida Solite Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE HAD BUILT A FIRE IN ANOPEN CAN. HE BACKED UP TO THE FIRE AND HIS SHIRT AND UNDERWEAR IGNITED. HE WAS BURNED ON HIS BACK.

January 7, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Solite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KILN HAD A RING IN IT EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE IT USING AN IRON BAR HE SUFFERED A HERNIA

October 29, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Florida Solite Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A RAILCAR TO BE LOADED. HE SLIPPED ON GRAVEL IN THE CAR INJURED HIS KNEE-LEFT LEG.

October 13, 1983 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Solite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE LIFTING STEEL PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER ABDOMIN, CAUSING HERNIA REQUIRING SURGERY.

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