Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Transco Railway Products Inc.
Start: 7/13/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022076097 · 7/13/2022 · Transco Railway Products 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: Paint
Secondary source: Sprayers, air guns-paint

Employer

Name: Transco Railway Products Inc.
Location: 16923 Beaumont Hwy, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77049
NAICS: 488210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was painting a tank car with a paint gun. The gun jammed. As the employee was trying to unjam it, it injected paint into the employee's left middle finger.

Source

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