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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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- 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
- Kings bay, fl1986-03-13 → 1986-03-27
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