Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Uni-form Components Company
Start: 1/17/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017010517 · 1/17/2017 · Uni-form Components Company

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: Uni-form Components Company
Location: 10703 Sheldon Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77044
NAICS: 331210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a paint sprayer when the trigger was activated while his hand was in front of the nozzle, injecting his left middle fingertip with paint. He was hospitalized.

Source

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