Incident date: 2019-05-20
NAICS industry code: 322121

An employee was using an air gun to remove paper from a cylinder. The air gun struck their left hand causing a laceration and compressed air was injected into their left arm. The employee was hospitalized that evening with pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in the left chest wall and neck.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Pressurized air-blast
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate