Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119971.015 - Employee using pressurized paint sprayer gun injures hand

Accident Summary Nr: 119971.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 08/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1431866.015	09/18/2019		238320	Painters Usa, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on August 28, 2019, Employee #1 was spray painting the interior of a manufacturing plant. He was adjusting the tip of the sprayer gun when he inadvertently pulled the trigger, resulting in a high-pressure injection injury to his left hand. The employee required hospitalization for treatment of the wounded hand.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Construction, Gun, Hand, High Pressure, Injection, Maintenance, Pressure Release, Projectile, Puncture Wound, Rehabilitation, Spray Painting, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1431866.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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