Incident date: 2017-01-17
NAICS industry code: 331210

An employee was cleaning a paint sprayer when the trigger was activated while his hand was in front of the nozzle, injecting his left middle fingertip with paint. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Paint
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: moderate