Mosaic employee killed in industrial-related accident was a devoted mother, hard-worker, family says
MULBERRY, Fla. - The family of a young mother in Polk County is remembering her after she was killed in an industrial-related accident.
Jameka Williams, 29, was working at the Mosaic plant south of Mulberry on Friday when the fatal accident occurred.
"If I had to describe this family in four letters. It would be love," said Dr. Angela Clark, a pastor. "Jameka was a devoted mother to Ja-Skylar as well as a devoted sister, niece, and friend to everyone around her."
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Clark says Williams comes from a close, tight-knit family and she was a joy to be around -- the life of the party. Her first and foremost priority was taking care of her 5-year-old daughter, Ja-Skyler. She was a hard worker, which was a skill she learned from her parents -- and was trying to buy a house for her and her daughter.
"She had just asked me like ‘hey, can you help me get my credit together, so I can get me a house,’" said Zandra Baker, Jameka's Aunt.
Williams was a process operator at the Mosaic plant and had been working there for nearly two years. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says she was on a piece of machinery while working on Friday night when, for unknown reasons, she slipped and fell into the machine. Her death is still under investigation.
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In the midst of mourning death, the family is also celebrating a blessing: a new life.
"Each time there's a loss, I have also seen the Lord bring a gain, which you see the little one came days before this happened and I believe this was to add to what had been taken away," said Clark.
OSHA was on scene and is still investigating. A spokesperson with the sheriff's office says Williams' autopsy will be completed sometime Monday.
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