Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Reynolds Iron Works Inc
Start: 12/20/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191213059 · 12/20/2019 · Reynolds Iron Works Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(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: Reynolds Iron Works Inc
Location: 157 Palmer Industrial Rd, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17701
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning dirt from the tip of a sprayer nozzle and wand when the gun actuated while his palm was directly under the nozzle. The paint penetrated far into his hand, causing tissue damage and the entry of foreign material.

Source

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