Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201044112 - Employee's Arm Is Injured by Pressured Spray Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201044112 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 03/17/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312901994	03/20/2009	1542	236220	Midwest Drywall Co., Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312902091	03/20/2009	1542	236220	Turnberry West Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On March 17, 2009, a coworker was using a Spray Tech, EPX2355 piston pump unit, to apply fire rated mastic. The spray pump unit was equipped with a pressurized spray gun that was capable of producing a fluid stream of 3,100 pounds per square inch. The coworker failed to engage the trigger lock prior to passing the spray gun to Employee #1. Employee #1 was sprayed on the right forearm and received skin abrasion from the pressurized fluid stream that was released.

Keywords: ABRASION, HIGH PRESSURE, SKIN, STRUCK BY, ARM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	68

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312901994			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Other
2	312902091					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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