Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Custom Insulation Company, Inc.
Start: 5/9/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023054145 · 5/9/2023 · Custom Insulation 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: Custom Insulation Company, Inc.
Location: 13 Bannister St., SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, 01545
NAICS: 238310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a utility knife to remove a spray painter hose from a railing that was attached with tape. The employee cut the tape and the hose was also cut in the process. He went to grab the hose when the pressure in the hose caused paint to be injected into the employee's thumb.

Source

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