# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at UNION TANK CAR COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2016021077` · 2/4/2016 · MARION, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Paint
- **Secondary source:** Sprayers, air guns-paint
## Employer
- **Name:** UNION TANK CAR COMPANY
- **Location:** 939 HOLLAND RD., MARION, OHIO, 43302
- **NAICS:** 423990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 4, 2016, an employee was hospitalized due to an injury to the left hand requiring surgery. The employee was changing the tip of a spray gun and paint was injected into his palm.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*