Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Acoustic Ceiling and Partition Company of Ohio
Start: 5/24/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021054228 · 5/24/2021 · Acoustic Ceiling and Partition Company of Ohio

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: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary source: Sprayers, air guns-paint

Employer

Name: Acoustic Ceiling and Partition Company of Ohio
Location: 103 College Street, GAMBIER, OHIO, 43022
NAICS: 238310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a clog out of a spray nozzle head for a spray gun. The spray gun activated while the employee's hand was over the nozzle head, causing chemical/material to penetrate the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery to remove the chemical/material.

Source

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