Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at UNION TANK CAR COMPANY
Start: 2/4/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016021077 · 2/4/2016 · UNION TANK CAR COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Paint
Secondary source: Sprayers, air guns-paint

Employer

Name: UNION TANK CAR COMPANY
Location: 939 HOLLAND RD., MARION, OHIO, 43302
NAICS: 423990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On February 4, 2016, an employee was hospitalized due to an injury to the left hand requiring surgery. The employee was changing the tip of a spray gun and paint was injected into his palm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown