Incident date: 2021-05-24
NAICS industry code: 238310

An employee was cleaning a clog out of a spray nozzle head for a spray gun. The spray gun activated while the employee's hand was over the nozzle head, causing chemical/material to penetrate the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery to remove the chemical/material.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate