Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Turner Industries Group at Occidental Chemical
Start: 2/9/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021021198 · 2/9/2021 · Turner Industries Group at Occidental Chemical

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: Turner Industries Group at Occidental Chemical
Location: 1000 Tidal Rd, DEER PARK, TEXAS, 77536
NAICS: 237120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to adjust the housing on the tip of a spray gun when the trigger was engaged, causing the ceramic coating to go through the employee's glove into his left index finger, resulting in an injury that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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