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HORTON EMERGENCY VEHICLES

Struck by discharged object or substance — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — GROVE CITY, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HORTON EMERGENCY VEHICLES in GROVE CITY, OHIO
Employer HORTON EMERGENCY VEHICLES Report ID 2021108905
Address 3800 MCDOWELL ROAD City, State ZIP GROVE CITY, OHIO 43123
Event Date October 15, 2021 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
Secondary Source Sprayers, air guns-paint
Industry (NAICS) 336112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.88000, -83.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an air powered spray gun to apply peelable paint to a unit when they dropped the spray gun. The employee tried to catch the spray gun and hit the trigger, causing it to spray through their glove and into their right thumb.

Incident Summary

On October 15, 2021, a worker at HORTON EMERGENCY VEHICLES in GROVE CITY, OHIO 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 identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 983 severe injury reports involving "Struck by discharged object or substance" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by discharged object or substance injuries.

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