Accident Report Detail

Accident: 112589.015 - Employee Receives Hand Injury When Pressurized Paint Sprayer

**Accident: 112589.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 12/10/2018**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1371278.015	01/07/2019		Flickinger Painting, Inc.

At 4:00 p.m. on December 10, 2018, an employee worked to clean a paint sprayer t hat still contained pressurized air. The paint sprayer activated and struck the employee in the hand and inserted paint into the wound and swelled. The employee was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Keywords: cleaning, compressed air, hand, paint, spray painting, struck by

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1371278.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior painting FatCause:

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