Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at James Marine
Start: 8/18/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016087753 · 8/18/2016 · James Marine

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(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: James Marine
Location: 390 Riverside Lane, CALVERT CITY, KENTUCKY, 42029
NAICS: 238320
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was using a safety tool designed to unstop a paint sprayer (spray gun) when the gun blew paint out the front or side and injected it into the employee's fingertip. He underwent surgery to remove the paint/debris.

Source

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