Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at MADER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
Start: 8/24/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022087520 · 8/24/2022 · MADER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, 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: MADER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
Location: 970 Bullis Road, ELMA, NEW YORK, 14059
NAICS: 238310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 24, 2022, an employee was cleaning paint out of an airless sprayer with water. The spray gun jerked and hit his left middle finger with high-pressure paint and water, causing a 1/4-inch injection wound.

Source

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