Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202462263 - Employee's Finger Is Penetrated with Paint

Accident Summary Nr: 202462263 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/26/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300831237	09/09/2005	1721	238320	H & R Painting

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on August 26, 2005, Employee #1 of H & R Painting was painting the house on Lot 11 at the Construction Site of Emerald Housing Tract in Bakersfield, CA, with an electric airless spray gun. While using the spray gun, the spray paint pierced into his right index finger. Employee #1 was not using personal protective equipment. Three days after the accident, the injured employee had surgery to remove the paint that had penetrated into his right index finger at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, CA. He was discharged from hospital the same day.

Keywords: PPE, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, SPRAY PAINTING, PAINTER, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300831237			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Other

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