Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2016-07-15 | Windsor Locks | Connecticut | Northeast Industrial Flooring | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was hospitalized on Friday, July 15, 2016, after having an allergic reaction to epoxy flooring adhesives. The employee presented with swelling and a rash. | |||||
2015-06-03 | Park Hills | Missouri | LEE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. |
On 06/03/2015, around 2:00 P.M., an employee was wearing rubber gloves while handling adhesives in the facility. The employee finished handling the adhesives and went to cut metal pipe banding. As the metal banding was cut, it retracted to the floor and bounced up, cutting the employee at the knuckle on the right middle finger. Company-provided leather gloves were not worn at the time of the incident. The employee was later hospitalized for a possible infection and received antibiotics. |