Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107635.015 - Employee using spray gun punctures hand

Accident Summary Nr: 107635.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/09/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1303987.015	03/22/2018		238320	Ppcie, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on March 9, 2018, Employee #1, a foreman employed by a painting company, was painting the exterior of a four-story apartment building. He was using a Titan Powrtwin 8900 Plus S-5 hydraulic piston spray gun. The spray gun had a maximum operating pressure of 3,300 pounds per square inch, a 5.5 horsepower engine, and a maximum volume flow of 9.5 liters per minute. As he was clearing a clog in the spray gun's tip guard, the trigger engaged, and paint was injected into his right hand. Emergency services, were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for the puncture wound.

Keywords: Clogged, Gunshot, Paint, Painter, Pressure Release, Puncture, Residential Construction, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Alteration or rehabilitation			6	60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1303987.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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