# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at James Marine
> OSHA SIR `2016087753` · 8/18/2016 · CALVERT CITY, KENTUCKY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(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:** James Marine
- **Location:** 390 Riverside Lane, CALVERT CITY, KENTUCKY, 42029
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was using a safety tool designed to unstop a paint sprayer (spray gun) when the gun blew paint out the front or side and injected it into the employee's fingertip. He underwent surgery to remove the paint/debris.

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