Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at UTLX Manufacturing, LLC
Start: 2/11/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020021359 · 2/11/2020 · UTLX Manufacturing, LLC

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: Paint
Secondary source: Sprayers, air guns-paint

Employer

Name: UTLX Manufacturing, LLC
Location: 6325 Hwy 1 North, ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, 71303
NAICS: 336510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was painting a tank car when his left hand came in contact with the spray from the paint sprayer, puncturing his left index finger. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

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