Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Upstate Roofing & Painting, Inc.
Start: 7/20/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076582 · 7/20/2016 · Upstate Roofing & Painting, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
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: Upstate Roofing & Painting, Inc.
Location: Hard Road, WEBSTER, NEW YORK, 14580
NAICS: 238160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was painting a room with a paint sprayer (approximately 2000 psi). The equipment malfunctioned and the employee's left thumb was lacerated. In addition, paint was injected into the laceration.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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