Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Midwest Railcar Repair, Inc.
Start: 10/11/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021108755 · 10/11/2021 · Midwest Railcar Repair, Inc.

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: Chemical products, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Sprayers, air guns-paint

Employer

Name: Midwest Railcar Repair, Inc.
Location: 25965 482ND AVENUE, BRANDON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57005
NAICS: 336510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 10:00 p.m. on October 11, 2021, an employee was cleaning a pressurized paint gun. The gun activated while his left ring ringer was in front of the paint nozzle, which injected paint and solvent into the finger.

Source

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