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On january 29, 1986, a worker at heinicke aeronautics, an aircraft parts plant in miami, florida, was mixing…

Heinicke Aeronautics; Miami, Florida · Miami, Florida · NOAAORR-6327

issued
1986-01-29 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1986-02-12 00:00Z
self-cancels
1986-02-12 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
25.792, -80.272
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Heinicke Aeronautics; Miami, Florida.
Miami, Florida.
1. On January 29, 1986, a worker at Heinicke Aeronautics, an aircraft parts plant in Miami, Florida, was mixing approximately 10 gallons of sulfuric acid, ammonium hydroxide, and a third unknown which may have been phosphoric acid in a 55-gallon drum when the mixture began to smoke and give off heat. The Hollywood Fire Department was notified and the worker was sent to the hospital with symptoms of a sore throat and coughing up blood. USCG district 7.
2. COMMODITY: SULFURIC ACID, AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE, AND POSSIBLY PHOSPHORIC ACID.
3. POSITION 25.792N 080.272W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6327: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6327

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  1. On january 29, 1986, a worker at heinicke aeronautics, an aircraft parts plant in miami, florida, was mixing… this message1986-01-29 → 1986-02-12
  2. Kings bay, fl1986-03-13 → 1986-03-27

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