Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-16 | Fort Worth | Tx | Conatser Construction Inc | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was standing outside a 5-foot diameter concrete manhole riser installing sealant near an excavator. The excavator moved forward and pinned the employee against the riser. The employee sustained a broken leg and ankle and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-07-08 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Super Dry | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
While applying a sealant to a home foundation, two employees were overcome by the fumes from the sealant product. One of them was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-07-24 | Stratham | New Hampshir | Annseal Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was sealing cracks in the highway with a wand that dispenses rubber sealant from a slowly moving truck when the truck's light tower struck overhead power lines. Electricity traveled through the vehicle and down the wand where it shocked the employee. | |||||
2019-06-27 | Somerset | Pennsylvania | K.J. Johnston, Ltd. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was applying sealant to the roof of a covered bridge when the employee slipped and fell off the roof to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured back and broken right arm. | |||||
2019-02-22 | Chicago | Illinois | AFAM Concept, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning a double pouch sealant machine. The blade caught the employee's finger, amputating the tip. | |||||
2018-09-24 | Eaton | Colorado | Penhall Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was installing a new drum of sealant into the road sealant machine and caught their left thumb between the compression piston and plunger assembly resulting in amputation of the distal end. | |||||
2018-07-19 | Glencoe | Missouri | INTEGRATED FACILITIES SERVICES | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was applying sealant to a duct from an 8-foot ladder. The employee fell to the floor, suffering a broken left leg that required surgery. | |||||
2017-03-21 | Birmingham | Alabama | Belfor USA Group, Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
A temporary employee was on an A-frame ladder, applying sealant to a house window, when he fell 8 feet to the ground below. He lacerated his head and fractured his shoulder. | |||||
2016-01-11 | Villa Rica | Georgia | ATLAS ROOFING COMPANY, INC. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet |
An employee was applying sealant on the edge of a roof when he lost his balance and fell 28 feet to the ground below, dislocating his right hip. | |||||
2015-09-09 | Smithtown | New York | Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. | Hand(s) | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
An employee was adding sealant to an air handler unit when the sealant container ruptured, injuring the employee's hands. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-01-07 | San Antonio | Texas | Hi-Serve Inc | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
Employee was descending a 10-foot ladder and was about halfway down when he missed a rung and fell off the ladder. Employee landed on his left side and hit his head on the paved surface below. At the time of the incident, the employee was on the ladder outside removing sealant from the wall of the Metropolitan Medical Facility. The employee was transported and admitted to Samcee Hospital. The employee received stitches in his head and sustained a lower back fracture. |