Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Derrick Corporation
Start: 1/17/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023010502 · 1/17/2023 · Derrick Corporation

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: Derrick Corporation
Location: 590 Duke Road, CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK, 14225
NAICS: 333999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On January, 17 2023, an employee was setting up for spray painting. The employee filled the unit with paint and went to put the air cap on. While doing so, the trigger on the paint gun actuated, causing paint to be injected into the employee's right ring finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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