Incident date: 2025-01-29
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was transferring paint from a high-pressure spray gun into a cup for touch-ups. While spraying paint from the spray gun, the paint pierced his skin and was injected into his left ring finger. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery to remove the paint from his finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Paint, lacquer, shellac, varnish
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate