← OSHA severe injury reports

Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2019044335 · 4/29/2019 · First Nick Painting Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
First Nick Painting Company, Inc.
Location
236 Beal St., HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02043
NAICS
238320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was spraying walls and ceilings with paint. While trying to fix the tip of the paint sprayer, the air valve trigger was pressed and the employee suffered a small cut on the left side of the thumb. Paint got inside the wound and the employee was hospitalized for an infection requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown