Sherwin Williams Recall

Below is the CPSC notice regarding a Sherwin-Williams recall.  Serious facial injuries resulting from the explosion of a Sherwin-Williams aerosol can prompted the recall of About 3,000 cans of Thermo-Tec Hi-Heat aerosol coating used to color and protect Thermo-Tec automotive exhaust wrap.  

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Serious Facial Injury from Explosion of Aerosol Can Prompts Sherwin-Williams Recall; Firm Warns Consumers Not to Handle Thermo-Tec Hi-Heat™ Coating Cans

August 3, 2007 - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the Sherwin-Williams Co., has announced a voluntary recall of Thermo-Tec Hi-Heat coating.

Name of Product: Thermo-Tec Hi-Heat Aerosol Coating Cans

Units: About 3,000

Manufacturer: The Sherwin-Williams Co., of Cleveland, Ohio

Hazard: The aerosol cans can over-pressurize and explode, posing a risk of injury to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Sherwin-Williams has received one report of a consumer who suffered serious facial injuries including a broken jaw, broken teeth and nose, split lip, and a shattered eye socket when a Thermo-Tec Hi-Heat coating can exploded.

Description: The recall involves Thermo-Tec Hi-Heat aerosol coating used to color and protect Thermo-Tec automotive exhaust wrap. The part number (#12002) is printed above the UPC, and the date code (#B1815) is written on the bottom of the can. The 11-ounce aerosol can is mostly blue with orange and yellow flames and has an aluminum-colored cap. The can states “HI-HEAT COATING 2000°F” in large white letters on the front of the can.

Sold at: Automotive supply stores, repair shops, and parts suppliers nationwide from August 2005 through June 2007 for about $20.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: [Note from Pritzker | Ruohonoen: If you have been injured by a can of Sherwin-Williams Hi-Heat coating, you should contact an attorney at Pritzker | Ruohonen, not Sherwin-Williams.]  If some has not already been injured, consumers should not handle the cans and contact Sherwin-Williams immediately. A representative will be dispatched within 48 hours to safely collect the recalled cans. Consumers will be sent a $15.00 check for each recalled can that is collected.