Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201482544 - Employee Injured When Paint Injected Into Leg With Airhose

Accident Summary Nr: 201482544 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/28/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125805515	10/19/1999	1799	0	Five Star Painting, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a high-pressure (3300 psig) airless paint spray hose and had pressurized, non-combustible paint injected into his right knee when the hose failed. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: SPRAY PAINTING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HOSE, PAINT, HIGH PRESSURE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125805515			Hospitalized injury	Other	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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