Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021-11-03 | Westerville | Oh | Feldkamp Enterprises, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall through surface or existing opening |
An employee stepped into a water-filled plumbing pit while looking at an overhead HVAC duct. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from back pain. | |||||
2021-08-19 | Austin | Tx | Construction Metal Products | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
Employees were sliding a 12-foot steel column when one employee's right hand was caught between the column and a metal plumbing sleeve. The employee's little fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
2021-06-28 | Fleming Island | Fl | Aldridge & Sons Plumbing Contractors, Inc. | Knee(s) | Kneeling, kneeling down-repetitive or prolonged |
On June 28, 2021, an employee spent a long period kneeling while performing plumbing services at a commercial establishment. His left knee swelled and he was hospitalized, suffering from a bacterial infection. | |||||
2021-02-02 | Wilmington | De | Trinity Health Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was working to unjam the cable of a plumbing machine when his rubber glove got caught on the cable and caused an amputation to his right middle finger. | |||||
2020-10-19 | Kissimmee | Fl | Progressive Plumbing, LLC | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was on an A-frame ladder marking locations for brackets to hold plumbing pipes in the ceiling and wall. The employee was about 8 feet high on the 12-foot ladder when he lost his balance while reaching to mark a location for a bracket and fell from the ladder onto the floor. The employee injured his face, eyes, shoulders and sustained a broken right femur. | |||||
2020-10-03 | Beeville | Tx | UAG Ventures AC, LP | Leg(s) | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee had been digging a 3-foot hole to perform plumbing activities. The employee sustained a leg cramp and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-07-22 | Birmingham | Alabama | RJ MECHANICAL INC. | Multiple body parts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
An employee was climbing an extension ladder to install plumbing test plugs on a second level. Once the employee had ascended to the top of the ladder, it collapsed and the employee fell to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with spinal injuries and broken bones in his feet. | |||||
2020-07-10 | Jacksonville | Florida | Betros Plumbing Contractors, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee had been doing plumbing work at a warehouse. At the end of his shift, he was stepping into his truck when he lost consciousness, fell backwards, and struck his head on the concrete. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-06-29 | Mexico Beach | Florida | Southern Blue Construction inc | Multiple body parts | Excavation or trenching cave-in |
At 1:45 p.m. on June 29, 2020, an employee was installing plumbing at the bottom of an excavation, about 5-7 feet deep, when the side of the excavation collapsed and fell on him. He suffered fractures to the ribs, collarbone, and pelvis and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-05-15 | Margate | Florida | Fergus Enterprises | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
While carrying boxes filled with plumbing stock, an employee tripped and fell. His left elbow struck the floor and was shattered. | |||||
2020-05-05 | Hopewell Junction | New York | Techtron Environmental, Inc. | Hand(s) | Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. |
While installing plumbing in a clean room, an employee contacted a white powdery substance that burst into flames. The employee suffered thermal burns to the hands. | |||||
2020-03-26 | Austin | Texas | Prism Electric | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was unrolling waterproof conduit on a roof. He tripped over a fall protection anchor installed in the roof and fell backwards onto a 3-inch plumbing vent pipe that extended 14 inches above the roof. He suffered several cracked ribs. | |||||
2020-03-18 | Chicago | Illinois | Kole Construction Company | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was performing taping work, tripped over plumbing that was coming out of the floor and fell. The employee sustained a broken right leg. | |||||
2020-02-26 | Columbus | Ohio | ALLIED MINERAL PRODUCTS, LLC. | Multiple head locations | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
Two employees were in a scissor lift removing a plumbing piece from the side of a building. The lift moved unexpectedly in reverse instead of down and the injured employee struck his head on a structural beam on the side of the building. He bounced back and struck his head on the rail of the scissor lift. The injured employee was hospitalized for head and face injuries. | |||||
2020-01-20 | Conshohocken | Pennsylvania | DM Sabia & Company, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was plumbing a wall when he fell from a 6-foot-4-inch scaffold, landing on the ground and suffering broken ribs and cuts on his head. | |||||
2019-09-06 | Orlando | Florida | THARP PLUMBING SYSTEMS, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been helping with plumbing work at a jobsite. The employee experienced cramping and was hospitalized with dehydration and heat exhaustion. | |||||
2019-08-07 | Canal Winchester | Ohio | Universal Enterprise Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment |
An employee was installing plumbing when sharp metal scratched and cut the lower part of his leg. | |||||
2019-04-05 | Whitfield | Mississippi | Upchurch Services, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
An employee was repairing plumbing under the crawl space of a residential dwelling when a spider bit the employee's abdomen, causing an infection that required hospitalization. | |||||
2019-03-14 | Williston | North Dakota | Selid Plumbing & Heating, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
While installing underground plumbing, an employee was holding a PVC pipe straight as a skid steer backfilled the pipe. The skid steer bucket struck his fingers, resulting in a left index finger amputation. | |||||
2019-01-20 | Brownfield | Texas | Haliburton Energy Services | Arm(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
A piece of plumbing was being removed from a piece of equipment (blender) between the discharge pump and the tub. The piece of plumbing slipped out of the clamp and fell onto an employee's right arm, fracturing it. | |||||
2018-08-30 | Spring | Texas | New Abacus, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
After checking the plumbing in a residential customer's attic, an employee pulled his truck into a local park to perform paperwork. A bystander found him slumped over the wheel. He was hospitalized for dehydration and pneumonia. Heat may have been a contributing factor. | |||||
2018-04-12 | Scotlandville | Louisiana | Aerotek Staffing & Recruiting | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
An employee was planning to walk into the slab area to inspect some plumbing work prior to a concrete slab pour when he stepped up on the perimeter slab formboard with his right foot and then stepped in a bleeder ditch (located outside the slab area) with his left foot. His right ankle then got in a bind and broke, causing him to fall to the ground outside of the slab area. | |||||
2018-02-06 | Watertown | South Dakota | Menard, Inc. | Head | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
While descending a ladder platform in the plumbing department, an employee missed the last step and stumbled. The employee's head hit the floor, requiring staples and hospitalization. | |||||
2018-01-25 | Decatur | Illinois | Kelly General Construction Company of Decatur | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
Two employees were aligning a head pulley with a tail pulley on a vertical leg/bucket conveyor. The injured employee was measuring the distance from the tail pulley to the plumbing string at the lower level when he was struck by a 2x2x6 angle iron weighing approximately 14.64 lbs. that came loose while the coworker, 130 feet above, was repositioning it. The angle iron fractured and severely lacerated his lower right leg, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2018-01-11 | Alvin | Texas | BrandSafway Solutions | Ankle(s) | Other exertions or bodily reactions |
An employee was installing a metal jacket onto a 12" plumbing line. He was on a slope, lost his footing and rolled his right ankle. This resulted in a dislocated and fractured ankle. | |||||
2017-09-20 | Gulf Shores | Alabama | Griffin Mechanical Contractors, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
A temporary employee was working on a new construction job site conducting plumbing related activities and suffered dehydration and heat stress. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-09-16 | Alma | West Virgini | Jay Bee Oil and Gas, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
On September 16, 2017, at approximately 11:00 a.m., an employee and two vendor employees were repairing a tank dike liner with a heating iron. Flammable condensate leaked from the plumbing at a hammer union on ground level going to the condensate tank. The heat gun ignited the vapors resulting in third degree burns to the injured workers' hands and face. One employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-08-29 | Hialeah Gardens | Florida | DOWNRITE ENGINEERING CORP. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee suffered a heat-related illness while installing plumbing. | |||||
2017-01-17 | Bay Shore | New York | SOUTHSIDE HOSPITAL | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was burned by hot water during plumbing activities. | |||||
2016-10-10 | Washington | District Of | Pinto Construction, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was standing on the floor while plumbing a line on a wall when a passing scissor lift struck the employee, breaking the employee's left fibula and left shoulder blade. | |||||
2016-09-07 | Valatie | New York | Merit Plumbing & Heating LLC | Nonclassifiable | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment |
Two employees were conducting plumbing operations at a construction site when a lull operator hit a beam, causing a roof collapse. Both employees were struck by a beam, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-06-15 | Stillwater | Oklahoma | Tradesmen International | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee suffered heat exhaustion while conducting plumbing activities. | |||||
2016-05-26 | Wyncote | Pennsylvania | M.W. Donnelly Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
While doing plumbing work at a resident's home, the worker was bitten by the home owner's cat. The worker was admitted into the hospital for treatment when the wound became infected. | |||||
2016-05-25 | Watonga | Oklahoma | Testco, Inc. | Skull | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
An employee was plumbing in a separator on a natural gas line that had pressure in it. The line blew up and knocked the employee to the ground, spraying him with dirt and rocks. He fractured his skull and suffered cuts to his arms. | |||||
2016-05-18 | Fayetteville | Arkansas | Elkhart Products Corporation (EPC) | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
The employee was operating a Hydro T machine that produces copper plumbing fittings. The employee was clearing a jam and amputated the left middle finger and lacerated the left ring finger. | |||||
2016-05-12 | Citrus Hills | Florida | BCH Mechanical, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was driving home after working on underground plumbing when he started to feel cramping in his legs and fingers. He was hospitalized overnight for dehydration. | |||||
2015-11-21 | Denver | Colorado | Utah Mechanical Contractors, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee performing plumbing work was hospitalized after the hole hawg drill he was using caught his glove and amputated his right pinky finger. | |||||
2015-11-09 | Bedford | Massachusett | F.W.WEBB Company | Lumbar region | Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode |
On or about November 9, 2015, an employee hurt his lower back while moving a 55-pound box of fittings (plumbing supplies) from a push cart to the pallet jack. He was hospitalized with an ergonomic injury that affected the lumbar region of his spine. | |||||
2015-11-09 | Fort Collins | Colorado | Neuworks Mechanical Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
On 11-9-2015, at 11:00 a.m., an employee was using an electric plumbing coil snake to clear out a drain when the coils wrapped around his left hand and fingers. His left index finger had to be surgically amputated. | |||||
2015-06-22 | Springfield | Missouri | GOLD MECHANICAL | Jaw, chin | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
On a worksite managed by Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, an employee of Concrete Coring Company of St. Louis, was drilling a hole in bedrock using a core drill. Employees of Gold Mechanical, a plumbing contractor on the worksite, were conducting a live test of piping using pneumatic air. The injured employee was working adjacent to a pipe included in the live test. A cap from the pipe was propelled at a high velocity by the pneumatic air and struck the injured employee in the face and fractu |