Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at National Coatings, Inc.
Start: 3/3/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023032009 · 3/3/2023 · National Coatings, Inc.

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: Tars, sealants, caulking, insulation, unspecified
Secondary source: Sprayers, air guns-paint

Employer

Name: National Coatings, Inc.
Location: 703 E Las Vegas St, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80903
NAICS: 238320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a high-pressure paint pump, applying wall sealer to a cement wall in a basin at a sewer plant. While unplugging the spray gun, it injected the wall sealer chemical into his left hand. The employee required surgery.

Source

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