Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at CLAYTON HOMES, INC.
Start: 5/30/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054898 · 5/30/2017 · CLAYTON HOMES, 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: Source, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Sprayers, air guns-paint

Employer

Name: CLAYTON HOMES, INC.
Location: 3350 INDUSTRIAL PARK, WAYCROSS, GEORGIA, 31503
NAICS: 321991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a texture gun to spray ceiling texture when the spray nozzle became clogged. As the employee was attempting to unclog the spray nozzle, it injected ceiling texture into the employee's left ring and middle fingers, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Source

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