Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201483104 - Employee injured when finger injected by spray gun hose

Accident Summary Nr: 201483104 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 01/19/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125841841	06/16/2000	2451	0	American Modular Systems

Abstract: On January 19, 2000, Employee #1, a painter for this portable classroom manufacturer, received a severe injection wound to the left index finger. The finger required amputation on January 27, 2000, because of an infection from the paint residue of the primer that was being used to paint a metal roof structure. The primer contained methyl isopropyl ketone, xylene and acetone. The injection was from a pinhole rupture that occurred near the spray gun high pressure hose, over 1560 psi, that was subject to damage from the sharp metal edges of the roof structure. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, SPRAY PAINTING, HOSE, HIGH PRESSURE, INFECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125841841			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Painters, construction and maintenance

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