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Stoughton Trailers, LLC

Struck by discharged object or substance — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Stoughton Trailers, LLC in STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN
Employer Stoughton Trailers, LLC Report ID 20181010970
Address 1111 Veterans Road City, State ZIP STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN 53589
Event Date October 24, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Paint, lacquer, shellac, varnish, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Sprayers, air guns-paint
Industry (NAICS) 336212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.90000, -89.20000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning an electrostatic paint gun when the trigger was pulled and air pressure from the electrostatic paint gun injected undercoating material into his left index finger. The trigger was not locked out and the electrostatic air valve was not turned off at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On October 24, 2018, a worker at Stoughton Trailers, LLC in STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with paint, lacquer, shellac, varnish, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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